A “carinderia” (a small, affordable eatery or food stall) concealed by tall buildings and countless food establishments eateries caught my attention as we tried to find food to appease a rumbling of stomachs. The familiar display of the noodle soup dish triggered a memory of how I missed being a child. We hastily entered …
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 …
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The Persons with Disability Affairs Office put together people with different disabilities to form a cooperative. The notion has been set since September 2023. How did it start? Let me share the facts, at least – my side of the story. In 2018 I had co-founders put up with fellow mental health warriors, a SEC …
Should any thoughts or opinions trigger you, contact a mental health professional. For immediate attention like violence and self-injury involved, go to Baguio General Hospital Medical Center (BGHMC) or for less urgent matters, schedule an appointment through text, call or the konsulta app for Baguio residents. Also, you can call 911 (also for Baguio residents …
Are you an imposter? Are you a copycat? What really is an imposter? Dig dive, do you want to be an imposter? Moreover, what is Imposter Syndrome? Questions. Questions? Questions! My friends used to say that it is a feeling of not being enough. It is the lack of confidence, when in fact you have …
“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 …
It’s love month, this column turns one year this February and I’m sharing hugs to all of you – at least, figuratively speaking. The love witch (tita) is here again. January came too fast, how are you so far? I guess we are thriving and hanging by a thread. Doesn’t matter, as long as you’re …
It is a running joke that one shouldn’t date a writer because you don’t know what they’ll write about you. But behind that joke is a painful truth: that content creators – not just writers but also photographers and videographers – often take someone’s story and tell it without permission. For the storyteller, it’s just …
The Child Rights Network expresses disappointment with the House of Representatives for allowing the railroading of HB 11360, or the Sin Tax Sabotage Bill, which was approved on 2nd reading on January 29, 2025. The House of Representatives decided to lower sin taxes on tobacco, which is a sabotage of the sin tax measure that …
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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 …
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