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Sasapit na naman ang Araw ng mga Puso. Nariyan na naman ang kaniya-kaniyang pakulo at plano ng bawat isa para sa kanilang mga mahal. Nagiging makulay ang paligid, puno ng mga dekorasyon katulad ng mga puso at mga Mr…
Bea Cristel Maniquiz · Feb 17, 2026
Valentines Special
Sapagkat ang ibigin ka ay hindi pangkaraniwan sa mata ng karamihan, nakamamatay ang kanilang panghuhusga, subalit sino nga ba ang tunay na makasalanan sa pagitan ng atin at kanila. Wala sa kasaysayan ng mundo, o kahit…
Michael Omar · Feb 15, 2026
Naka-face down ang cellphone sa mesa at sa tuwing may papasok na notification, mabilis itong ibinabaliktad, parang may tinatagong liwanag. “Group chat lang,” sabi niya minsan.
Czevie Sigue · Feb 11, 2026
Sa bawat kanto, unti-unting sumisibol ang mga café—puting pader, halamang nakasabit, at kape na may sining sa ibabaw. Tinatawag silang “aesthetic cafés,” mga lugar na hindi lang pagkain ang inihahain kundi karanasan na…
Micaella Macuja · Feb 3, 2026
For as long as I could think, I etched my name onto surfaces that remained still even as I moved. The walls are filled with imprints, pencil and pen alike. Names, symbols only they would understand. If one could make…
Joni Lopez · Feb 3, 2026
“Tahanan.” Ito ang lugar na nagdadala ng gaan, sigla, at saya sa ating mga buhay—ang espasyong pinagmumulan ng mga alaala na nakatatak sa ating puso’t isipan. Ito rin ang lugar kung saan natin natutunan ang mga…
Jason Guyala · Feb 3, 2026
A rainbow appears after the rain—mysterious and calm, arriving only in its own time. In the same way, there are stories that are revealed only after struggles and pain, shining quietly as a testament to resilience and…
Jason Guyala · Feb 3, 2026
The tie they had made me wear was put on too tightly. I couldn't breathe. "You couldn't do that, you never will." That's what they've always told me whenever I say I can think for myself—that I should stick to doing…
Joni Lopez · Jan 13, 2026
By the creek of the temple’s door for the olden gods, there in the center of it all was replaced by a mechanism that bled its oil. The oil stained the temple’s marbles, prints of offerings rotted beside it. For the…
Rio Kassiel T. Mañalac (Amnis de Ira) · Jan 13, 2026
Hospitality, Faith, and Optimism are some of the predominant characteristics that Filipinos are known for. But have you ever wondered why we feel the same despite our differences? Related by blood or not, the surge of…
Kycer Agnes · Jan 13, 2026
Sa masisikip na eskinita ng mga pamayanang Pilipino—kung saan ang mga sari-sari store ang nagsisilbing munting ilaw tuwing dapithapon—makikita ang anyo ng ekonomiyang umiikot sa maliliit na supot.
Trisha Jane Estoconing · Jan 13, 2026
Hindi nagtatapos sa pangangampanya ang pagkilala. Tanging kilos at gawa ang nagsisiwalat kung sino sila: higit bilang kandidato, sa likod ng kanilang kandidatura. Marapat lamang na maging mapanuri sa pagpili, at…
Kycer Agnes · Jan 12, 2026
Nagdala sa’kin ng mapanglaw na luha ang bumubuhos na Bagyong Uwan nitong nakaraang linggo. Sa gitna ng katiwalin na lumulunod at sumisira sa buhay ng bawat isa sa’tin, tumanglaw at naglakbay ang aking mga mata sa…
Herwin Magbuo · Jan 9, 2026
You can really tell who a country values by who gets to sit down—and in the Philippines, it is all too visible.
Kyriel Ashten A. Yu · Dec 15, 2025
The moment Nathalie raised her arm during her performance of ‘Gising Na’ at the Trillion Peso March on September 21, 2025, was the moment social media trolls began turning her body into a spectacle. Despite her fervent…
Gweneth Pablo · Dec 11, 2025
Apoy ang simula ng lahat. Ito ang madalas ginagamit ng mga Pilipino sa pang-araw-araw—tinutupok ang mga bagay na walang kabuluhan at saysay. Subalit, hindi nararapat na apoy rin ang simula ng pagbubulag-bulagan sa…
Marshella Ong · Dec 7, 2025
Anurin man sa iyong isip ang isang alaala, bitbit naman ito ng isang papel na taglay ang mahika. Mula sa tanawin hanggang sa damdamin, sa isang sulyap lamang ay unti-unting babalik ang lahat sa iyong gunita. Ang…
Danica Rose Caña · Nov 29, 2025
Sa panahon ngayon, may bagong anyo ng pressure na halos hindi natin nare-recognize dahil sobrang normal na: ‘yung pakiramdam na kailangan mong i-post, i-prove, i-update, at i-perform ang relasyon mo para lang masabing…
Czevie Sigue · Nov 26, 2025
Ramp. Glam. Fit. Articulate. Repeat— from local stage to universal podium, her journey was nothing short of arduous yet fulfilling. Her rags-to-riches story is not your typical fairytale. Because her knight and shining…
Kycer Agnes · Nov 22, 2025
No one has ever escaped from the fate of prejudice. From optical detectors that scans with built-in identification per flaw detected, to murderous murmurs that impedes one’s sense of hearing. Even the burglar envy that creeps in, snatches confidence and self-esteem away. Whether we admit it or not, it stems from the lie that looks doesn’t matter even if it does, and that’s the truth that slaps. After all, if looks can be deceiving, why would it be insignificant?
Kycer Agnes · Nov 16, 2025
They’re there in every moment that counts—standing with you under the heat of the sun during the opening program, handing you snacks when your stomach grumbles between lectures, whispering “kaya mo ’yan!” before you face your category’s most nerve-wracking moment.
Jossa Yvonne Z. Bolivar · Nov 13, 2025
That's when it hit me; this isn't a dream, this is reality. In their lifeless eyes, I heard endless cries.
Herwin Magbuo · Nov 12, 2025
“Sumakay ako sa jeepney, ikaw ang nakatabi. Hindi makapaniwala.” Ganiyan kung paano ilarawan ni Yeng Constantino ang kaniyang karanasan nang makatabi niya ang isang tao na siyang naging dahilan upang hindi na muling…
Hayden Datang · Sep 28, 2025
May mga sandali sa kasaysayan na naglalaho ang pagitan ng entablado at kalsada—kung saan ang spotlight ay hindi sa iisa, kundi sa masa. Sa ilalim ng silab ng sikat ng araw, sumisingasing ang init, sumisikip ang hangin…
Jossa Yvonne Z. Bolivar · Sep 28, 2025
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