3 days ago
The magic of moving forward
The other day, I was driving when I saw a familiar face on the street. It was my ex. Seeing…
5 days ago
Midnight dates with ‘multos’
“My ‘multo’ is not a person, it’s …” This phrase may have stormed your newsfeed some time last year. We’d…
2 weeks ago
Forging the Filipino future
A new year has just begun, but 2026 arrives with a bang, as if to remind us that the world…
2 weeks ago
Sea of faith
Every start of the year, an outskirts district from Manila becomes a place where the divine truly resides among a…
3 weeks ago
Lessons from the Bar
The waiting had already taught me how to disappear. For weeks after the Bar, I pretended I hadn’t taken it…
3 weeks ago
The comfort trap
Waking up at 5 a.m. had always been a constant struggle, and so, whenever possible, I deliberately chose my classes…
4 weeks ago
Meeting the new year alone
Around me, the night glows with bursting fireworks and the laughter of families celebrating the holidays. I, on the other…
4 weeks ago
Bearing the day, bearing the year
The last day of December is just another day to survive. The street smelled of salt and ice, mingling with…
December 29, 2025
Christmas is not for everyone
Christmas is not for everyone. It is not for the incomplete. I have known this since I was 7 years…
December 27, 2025
And so I pray
When did the people’s trust become a currency that the government spends so carelessly, as if our lives were small…
