Kuwentong Peyups atbp

When I was younger,  I always had dreams of flying by virtue of magical shoes. In Greek mythology, shoes, particularly sandals and winged sandals, symbolize various themes including speed, travel, divine aid, and even power or authority. Shoes, far from being mere functional items, possess deep symbolic resonances. Shoes  symbolize universal experiences of protection, transition, and …

When Life Gives You Tangerines: a tale of shoes and cabbages Read More »

Ate Guy is a rebel. Thus declared veteran writer  Ricky Lee during  the state necrological service  for the late Nora Aunor held at the Metropolitan Theater  on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Both were declared National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. “Rebelde si Guy. Sa loob ng pitong dekada ay nilabanan niya ang status quo. Binago niya …

In  memoriam: Nora Aunor (May 21 1953 –  April 16. 2025) Read More »

“Basically , your school has  all big fish that came out of a small pond. You can not always be the top student. It is impossible.” A  line from the Netflix Korean drama  “When Life Gives You Tangerines”  by Yang Gwan-sik (Park Hae-joon) to his daughter Geum-myeong (IU) about the competitive environment in South Korean   education system. This heartrending drama delicately …

UPCAT as gateway to being Iskolar ng Bayan Read More »

“We are the ones who show the world what women are capable of. We are the ones who prove that strength is not defined by gender”. A strong statement by Achrissa Maw of the Women’s Basketball Team of the University of the Philippines (UP) during the Third Sunflower Run-Walk-Parade   that was held last March 22,2025 at …

Third Sunflower Parade as tribute to UP women athletes  Read More »

“If you destroy my country, I will kill you.”  words  uttered by former President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte on May 31, 2016. The documentary film called “Aswang” was recently screened again that coincided with the arrest of President Duterte in relation to the charges of murder as a crime against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Philippine …

The  “aswangs”  on Duterte’s drug war Read More »

A father’s seemingly innocent loving lines from Tanghalan Pilipino’s (TP)   stage adaptation of the1981 drama film Kisapmata  that , however, hide  issues   of domestic violence, incest and the struggle to freedom. I first saw the suspense thriller film Kisapmata in the late 1980s during  my college days at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. …

Kisapmata: a tale of domestic violence, incest and the struggle to freedom. Read More »

Never Forget” is an expression and political slogan used to urge others to remember the events surrounding a national tragedy. It was first used in relation to the damages brought  by World War II which started as a sincere symbol of shared trauma. The documentary film “Children of the War” by Mike Alcazaren featured the stories …

Flowers for Lolas: Children of the War: #NeverForget the 1945  Rape  of Manila Read More »

“Love is founded on a promise: to seek beyond ourselves in order to enable the other to continue to become the best version of themselves.” Thus declared  Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen in Tan-Andal vs. Andal (G.R. No. 196359, May 11, 2021)  that involves an annulment case based on psychological incapacity. Dubbed as …

Love “Hugot” lines from Supreme Court decisions Read More »

Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by   history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit  Senyor”  and  “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” reverberate   during the month of January which is the best month for festival hopping in honor of Jesus Christ, either as the young Santo Nino  or as an adult Black Nazarene. After  the Traslacion of the …

 Honoring  Jesus Christ  as a  young Santo Nino  or as an adult Black Nazarene Read More »