When the Tide Pulls Back, Who Is Left Standing?
The music cuts off mid-count. “Five, six, sev—” Silence.
Janro Gipanao · Sep 1, 2026
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Wikang Bayan, Mata ng Katotohanan
Sarado ang mga mata, walang nakakikita, walang nakaaalam. Ang wika ay tahimik pa: hindi pa ginagamit at hindi pa nagbibigay-liwanag.
Adriana Faye B. Marfil · 4 min read
Escaping through a Second Reality
From the blinding lights of a television screen, our young minds would drift off into a non-existent yet real dimension.
Savanna T. Tarraya · Sep 1, 2026
Paano ko ba mamahalin ang Pilipinas?
“Inis na inis na ako sa Pilipinas! Paano mo nasisikmurang tayuan ng pabrika ng Pax Silica ang lupaing para rapat sa mga Pilipino? Paano mo nakakayang panoorin ang mga kababayan mong malunod sa baha, matapos ibulsa ang …
Isaiah Joy Mindoro · Sep 1, 2026
"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
A brief, charged stillness. A whistle that says “begin.”
Adriana Faye B. Marfil · Aug 31, 2026
Press Under Pressure
Journalism is a profession whose product outlives its producer only after it survives its most exacting test: precision under pressure. A draft nears completion, yet one detail remains unresolved: an unfamiliar name, a…
Adriana Faye B. Marfil · Aug 26, 2026
Faring the Fares
Muffled sounds from the television and the disappointed faces occupied the entirety of my family’s living room. In times like these, warm conversations and cold beverages become a familiar scene. But in today’s sizzling…
Rosfranceska · Aug 23, 2026
A Privilege to Share
When a country begins to treat high commodity prices and heavy taxes as normal, even the simplest books become a privilege.
Savanna T. Tarraya · Aug 22, 2026
Through the Brooding Glass: Is Self-Awareness a Gift or a Trap?
We encounter ourselves more often than we realize—in water ripples and camera lenses, in feedbacks and failures—each reflecting portions of who we are. These reflective planes are often a subject of interest; we glance…
Gweneth Pablo · Aug 18, 2026
MecchaMorph: The Art of Blending In
The safest hiding place in Meccha Chameleon is not behind the wall. It is becoming the wall On the surface, Meccha Chameleon feels like another multiplayer game built around a simple game of hide-and-seek. Every match…
Janro Gipanao · Jul 26, 2026
M.Y. San Happy Time Assortment Biscuits
With my breath steady and my goal ready—the long distance between me and my friend’s hunched-over figure seemed to go on forever. However, that didn’t stop me! I ran with long and efficient strides. My other friends…
Rosfranceska · Jul 20, 2026
Sungka with an Englishero
On a lazy afternoon, for once the digital glow of a screen is set aside. Sitting on the table in between two siblings, one bunso and his ate, is a wooden board etched with decorative flowers and carved with sixteen…
Erin Reyes · Jul 19, 2026
Esnyr’s Universe: Where High School Lives Again
They say, “You can’t have your own world,” because no man is an island, but what if that very own world you created can reflect the very same world that you are in? Specifically, to bring back the good old days you once…
Chalton Sean Ramos · Jun 22, 2026
The Queen’s Pitik is Others’ Way Forward
“Meron kang limang pitik with soft moves!” What started as a playful line in a viral trend has now become a familiar echo across timelines—light, catchy, and instantly recognizable. Behind it is the online presence of…
John Benedict N. Banday · Jun 22, 2026
The Next EPIC Musical A Concept Turned into Form
From the waves that clashed on a wooden ship, the dark clouds that arose by a god’s anger, and the air that no fate could ever move. In each time and these lands, a man sets foot with the same tale in hand. His ship…
Rio Kassiel Mañalac (Amnis De Ira) · Jun 12, 2026
Just Because Flowers
Have you ever wondered why we give flowers to our loved ones?
Aeron V. Magbuo · May 31, 2026
Autumn (Reimagined)
“Why can't we be together, baby? Why does it take so long?”
Kyriel Yu · May 21, 2026
This Isn't High School Anymore
Even if the graduation ceremony happened to be rather anticlimactic, nothing could've prepared me for the summer after.
Joni Lopez · May 17, 2026
Saan nga ba ang punta ng Piso?
May paraan ang nanay ko sa pagtupi ng pera na tila kayang paliitin pa ang halaga nito. Dalawang tupi saka isisiksik sa gilid ng pitaka, na para bang sa pagnipis nito mababago ang bigat ng kakulangan.
Czevie Sigue · May 15, 2026
May Nagagawa ang Pag-aalsa: Isang Aral mula sa Anim na Araw ng Welga
Anim na araw ring binalot ng katahimikan ang dakong loob ng Kowloon House–isang maliit na kainan ng siomai, siopao, at mami sa may West Avenue, Quezon City. Bakante ang mga mesa at upuan at salat sa umaalingawngaw na…
Gweneth Pablo · May 14, 2026
Kiss Me and I Might Drop Dead
Having a crush is insanely insane. It starts with someone you barely noticed before, someone who keeps passing by yet you didn't bat an eye—until this moment, they are everywhere. You start looking for them in familiar…
Czevie Sigue · May 13, 2026
A Break from the Wheel: The Rise of the Animation Industry
A passion for the arts, whether young or old, starts with a simple stroke of a pencil in hand. An animated movie in theatres; to the living room television, where a cartoon plays; and to the screens of the devices that…
Rio Kassiel Mañalac (Amnis De Ira) · May 7, 2026
The Five Stages of Grief Evasion
People are dying around me. I find out through Messenger chats, through Facebook posts that appear on my feed, through verbal words at the most random times, and through names I once knew—now already written in the past…
Kyriel Yu · May 3, 2026
Dayaan sa Pahayagan
Bakit hanggang dito ay may lokohan at katiwalian?
Bea Cristel Maniquiz · Apr 28, 2026
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