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The Mental Arena Student-Athletes Fight Alone

The silent mental struggles of student-athletes are the story that rarely makes the highlight reel, but they conceal behind every game-winning shot, astounding run, and thundering crowd. Even while they often receive…

Insight PH · Apr 1, 2026

Truth on the Line

In a world shaped by a history of war, democracy took its shape. With democracy, comes truth bearers whose duty is to bring the truth, fight against oppression and document what the masses must see. But when the same…

King Razon (Vis) · Mar 30, 2026

Is God mad at me?

They keep telling us God is angry. They keep telling us we don’t belong. They keep telling us heaven has rules—and somehow, we already broke them just by existing. So I will ask the question the way many young LGBT…

John Benedict Banday (Veritas) · Mar 30, 2026

Duty Beyond Recognition

Ever since I joined my school’s student publication back in 9th grade, I have always written articles in pursuit of the truth. Individual greatness was something that came in secondary behind the primary reason of my…

King Razon (Vis) · Mar 23, 2026

Kulang na ang “Barya lang po sa umaga."

Tuwing umaga, isang hari ang agad na gumigising—haring walang trono, walang palasyo, ngunit napupuno ng pangarap. Papasok siya sa kaniyang kaharian—kahariang hindi yari sa ginto kundi sa alikabok, usok, at pawis. At ang…

John Benedict N. Banday (Veritas) · Mar 23, 2026

Leaders We Never Had

Awarding season in schools has a predictable script. The stage lights come on, the certificates are stacked and the loudest applause usually goes to the same kinds of students: student council officers, organization…

Micaella Macuja (Presse) · Mar 22, 2026

AI-Detected Yarn?

Bakit ba tayo umaasa sa Artificial Intelligence upang malaman kung AI ang gawa ng isang tao?

Kyriel Yu (What Yu Thinks) · Mar 22, 2026

Numbers Do Not Always Measure Knowledge

Grades have become the primary basis of academic success in most of the Philippine classrooms. When students earn high remarks, it is often assumed that they are intelligent or highly competent. Meanwhile, students who…

Christian Sambalod (Exhaustipated) · Mar 21, 2026

Man Up, and Gone the Goon

Social media encourages people to interact with each other, boosting one’s confidence to post themselves online. Women began doing trends on social media, supported by people online, a space for self-acceptance, ruined…

Jannah Jamila Dang-awan (Begonia) · Mar 17, 2026

Women'S Month Special

Woman was Man's First Home

Ang unang siyam na buwan ng ating buhay ay ginugol sa loob ng katawan ng isang babae. Siya ang nagbigay ng init, proteksyon, at nutrisyon at siyang tunay na depinisyon ng salitang “tahanan”. Kaya kung ang bunganga mo’y…

Jesica F. Laboc (Soulara) · Mar 17, 2026

A Title for Land, None for Love

In this country, ink dries faster on land titles than on laws that protect human lives. Paper is stamped, notarized, and enforced with urgency—while dignity is told to wait, debate, and compromise. Property is sacred…

John Benedict N. Banday · Mar 15, 2026

Perwisyo sa Paraiso

Sa dulo ng kalbaryo, mga ignoranteng politiko pa rin ang namumuno . Kahit na puro salita at walang gawa—natutunan pang magbitaw sa madla ng mga kataga ,  na sa unang rinig ay sila ang may gawa at tila nakakaawa, ngunit…

Aeron Lucio · Mar 14, 2026

Let Freemum Fly

A bird shouldn't be shot for its ability to fly, nor should a student publication on its duty to deliver unbiased storytelling.

Your Honor · Mar 13, 2026

When Power Abuses Learners

On December 12, a classroom in Tondo, Manila, became a scene of unimaginable betrayal. A teacher allegedly forced a 12-year-old student to eat a cockroach to silence reports of sexual abuse—a chilling act that turns a…

Akia Besin · Mar 13, 2026

Podium of Predators

One leaked video of the gold medalist tore through the illusion of civility, exposing just how easily cruelty has become entertainment.

Vox · Mar 13, 2026

Fences Rise, Freedom Dies

A bird sees everything from above. It does not need titles or permits to understand when land is no longer free. From the skies above Siruma, Camarines Sur, fences appear where forests once stretched, steel bites into…

Ibong Maya · Mar 11, 2026

Crash Out. Come Back. Comeback.

At some point in the semester, the panic creeps in. You miss one deadline. Your grades start to drop. Everyone else looks ahead of you—they seem more composed than you are. You start thinking you’re falling behind…

Kyriel Yu (What Yu Thinks) · Mar 11, 2026

Expression, not a Barrier to Education

Uniforms, they were made for order. They were enforced to promote unity, professionalism, and common ground. Uniforms are the fabrics you wear to be identified as one of the students of an institution and be socially…

Kayleigh Shingler · Mar 10, 2026

"Arte" or Agony?

In a typical Filipino household, the dinner table is a sanctuary for laughter and chismis, but it is rarely a safe space for vulnerability. When a teenager loses their appetite or a mother stares blankly at the wall for…

Natalie Angela · Mar 10, 2026

KurikuLOKO

Sa bawat pagbubukas ng klase sa bansa, tila may kasabay itong panibagong pagbabago sa sistema ng edukasyon. May bagong polisiya, bagong ayos ng asignatura, at panibagong balangkas na kailangang unawain at sundin ng mga…

Elija Philip Lutawan (PriviLeaks) · Mar 10, 2026

InkCompetence?

Sobrang bilis makatanggap ng kritisismo ang mga letrang tila kinahig ng manok, mga salitang hindi mabasa, at tintang nagkabuhul-buhol sa sobrang gulo. Imbes na kutyain ang hindi kaaya-ayang kasulatan, atin munang…

Jesica F. Laboc · Mar 8, 2026

When Words Speak Louder than Actions

We often hear the quote that actions speak louder than words, be it in our school, house, or anywhere responsibility lurks. The phrase reminds us that what people do carries more weight than what anybody could ever say…

Lirus · Mar 7, 2026

Pagsusugal ng Kabataan, Sugal sa Kinabukasan

Lumang bisyo, ngunit pinalawig lamang ang sakop. Nang makarating sa mundo ng online ay tila produktong inilalako sa merkado bilang “libangan.” Subalit sa paglago nito ay siyang nagdala sa bingit ng kapahamakan para sa…

Robi Miguel L. Villapando (Havoc) · Mar 3, 2026

Numbers Do Not Guarantee Freedom

In 2022, millions of Filipinos voted and delivered a landslide victory to Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte, giving them more than 30 million votes and a powerful mandate. The result showed unity and strong public…

S. Imp · Mar 3, 2026

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