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Rest is supposed to be simple. To rest means to relax into something and let it support you.
“I am just like my country
“Hindi mo naman ako naiintindihan, eh. ”
“Uno ako sa major! Deserve ko siguro nito.
Noong bata ako, pangarap kong maging presidente ng klase. Maging isang bise, o di kaya’y sekretarya.
Back then, I used to think that being a teacher was considered one of the easiest professions. Once I looked into the eyes of teachers after introducing the new system, I wished I hadn’t thought that way.
We wake up with our phones beside us, scroll through social media before getting out of bed, and sometimes fall asleep while still scrolling. For many of us, the internet has become part of everyday life.
“Happy Buwan ng Wika! ” said the poster, filled with foreign elements and a style that has been too common; soul-lacking and empty.
You know that specific, heavy feeling at the start of a new semester? You walk into the room, look around for your friends to claim a row of chairs, and suddenly your eyes stop.
May tatlong bahagi ang batas ng pagmamahal.
Maybe today, the smaller the screens were, the better. Maybe, in their beliefs, phones are now more worth watching than televisions.
People often say that youth is the springtime of life.
As the college entrance test season makes a comeback, thousands of graduating students now prepare for one of the most crucial tests of their lives—much like how I spent endless nights studying and praying for a miracle last year. But this challenge not only revolves around studying through reviewers, review centers, and mock tests.
We assume all changes in our education are good and necessary for academic development, when in reality, some of these changes are the reason why our generation of learners lag and fall behind academically and in the real world.
Kapag naririnig natin ang salitang development, madalas ang pumapasok sa isip ay mga bagong kalsada, gusali, industrial hubs, at pamumuhunan. Ngunit para sa karaniwang Pilipino, maaaring iba ang itsura ng pag-unlad.
A day after my college graduation, my father exclaimed, “It’s a good time to start applying for a job, ha! ” What followed was the existential clamp on my chest.
There are moments in life that feel as though they have been quietly waiting for us. The UPCAT is one of them.
“Kawawa ’yung mga walang tirahan, basang-basa sila. ”
Last year, 147,347 braved the University of the Philippines College Admissions Test (UPCAT). Out of that, only 18,350 passed, yielding a 12.
“Teh! CET szn na.
Is the education system still effective despite constantly changing the curriculum?
The future should not be powered by sacrificing the very resources that sustain the present.
Isipin mo, ang iilang libong pinagpagurang sahod ay kakaltasan pa ng mga kontribusyong sabi nila’y para naman sa kapakanan natin. Makikita mo sa payslip ang kaltas ng Philhealth.
Kiskisan ng mga barya ang gumigising sa aking umaga. Sa bawat hakbang papunta sa sakayan at sa bawat pag-apak ko sa jeep, sumasabay sa ugong ng makina ang kalansing ng mga baryang ilang beses nang naipasa mula sa isang kamay patungo sa iba—bitbit ang kani-kanilang kuwento at paghihintay.
Filipinos perform yearly summer rituals by bringing umbrellas, filling water bottles, and putting on sunscreen. Unfortunately, we do not have the clothes to complement our heat-battling techniques.
Movies have always spoken to me. In moments when the world feels far too quiet in the closet I live in, the screen is where I, like so many queer people, find solace and understanding.
Imagine Miranda Priestly spotting a man wearing a pearl-embedded outfit and thought:
Every June, the world seems to burst into color.
Noong ika-walo ng Hunyo, pormal na binuksan ang taong panuruan 2026-2027 at kasabay nito ang pagsisimula ng three-term school calendar o trimester system. Sa kabila nito, may mga mag-aaral at guro ng kasalukuyang nagdurusa sa bagong sistema, ngunit walang magawa kundi sumabay sa agos na hindi malinaw ang direksyon kung saan papunta.
Simula pa noong pag-apak ko sa aking unang taon sa high school, isa sa mga balakid na aking nasilayan sa mga estudyante ay ang procrastination o pagpapaliban ng oras. Ito ang nagiging mitsa ng kawalan ng pagpapahalaga sa isang gawain sapagkat hindi natin namamalayan na sa sobrang pagpapahaba natin ng oras ay nagiging ilusyon na lamang ito.
Naranasan mo na rin bang magmahal habang sabay na hinahabol ang oras, ang mga responsibilidad, at ang mga pangarap na tila palaging nauuna sa’yo?
There is a laughter that does not belong to you. You borrow it, wear it like something ill-fitting, and return it slightly damaged.
May mga dasal na hindi naririnig sa loob ng simbahan. Mga panalanging binubulong sa gabi habang pilit inuunawa kung bakit tila kasalanan ang paraan ng kanilang pagmamahal.
Every June, I find myself standing in the same place. Not in the crowd.
There is a subtle burden in being "the child they never had to worry about," isn't there? The typical kind of child who is always the academic achiever—the one who never brought home a bad grade, the one who never caused trouble at school, and the type of child who is somewhat always alone because, all throughout our lives, we built up self-reliance and the idea that we are not dependent on other people to handle ourselves and cope with the experiences we face in life.
I have lived a life where solitude and peace can take the form of solace, fooling you into thinking that living this way is much better than connecting with other people. And I tell you this: it is crucial that you acknowledge it with full understanding and with your whole heart before it suffocates you.
Huli na pala natin ‘yon, sana sinulit ko na.
I didn’t realize I was growing up the day I stopped fighting for chicken skin.
