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Hope

How to Find Hope? They say hope is hard to find especially when you’re in the darkest place. It’s hard to realize when you yourself are in a bad place. It’s hard to see with a blind...

That “Guni-guni”

Sometimes I’ve been thinking how to put myself in the shoes of others. There are blind people who can’t easily walk or take a jeep especially during these rainy days. It kept me asking...

The Right to Live

Trigger Warning If certain parts trigger you, make a Psychosocial Support Appointment at City Health Services through the LGU Mental Health Helpline: 09190696361 and for Emergencies, please call 911...

“Alipato at Muog”  film on desaparecidos  won  73rd FAMAS Best Picture and Best Director

Exactly a year after being given an X-rating, “Alipato at Muog”  film on desaparecidos  was recognized as Best Picture  by  the  Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS)  Awards. “We don’t...

Working With (Not Against) the Machine: How I Use AI Without Losing My Voice

One of the most common concerns I hear is, “Aren’t you worried AI will replace writers?” My honest answer: not really. But I do think it’s changing how we write—and how we need...

Sail On, Friend!

People come and go as they say. Yet, the ones who stay are the ones we have to be grateful for. Time is not even a valid argument for longevity. Relationships sometimes may be toxic but we don’t...

Rattan and  climate change

Osaka, Japan –   The  use of rattan for the façade of the Philippine Pavillion perhaps is  a simple way  to address climate change issues. The panel discussion on  “Health and Climate Change: The...

The Abyss

I wonder how one gets out of the abyss. I wonder how one finds light in the circumstantial sadness and chagrin. I wonder how one finds hope in between and among thoughts and musings. I wonder how one...

Soundness, Intensity, and the Choice to Resist: Writing with Agency in the Age of AI

 At a recent Generation AI forum, I sat on a panel alongside other creatives. I was the only woman there, representing the Freelance Writers’ Guild of the Philippines. We were all wrestling with...

Flowers for Lolas

Eighty years ago,  the pre-recorded announcement of Emperor Hirohito verbally accepting the terms of surrender  that ended  Second World War reverberated throughout Japan via radio on August 14, 1945...

Opinion

Hope against hope

Trigger warning: The following article may contain sensitive topics on suicide and mental health. Reader discretion is advised. If you ...

When overnight roads are possible

A few weeks before the May 2025 midterm elections, road improvements were announced along our street in Baguio. Like most residents, ...

Baguio Scene: Art Heals

What is art? It may be an expression of the soul. It may be in song, poetry, drama, design, dance, ...

The mystical sounds of T’boli bells to ward off evil spirits

As   T’boli bells  are  believed  to turn away misfortune, negative energy, and malevolent entities. every Filipino should have at least one piece in their ...
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