Tag: Column

My home taught me that our “kapwa”—interactions, shared duties, and people—quietly shape who we become as individuals.

Society at large must learn to deconstruct its restrictive perspective on love.

Public and private sectors should work hand in hand to level the playing field of sports for everyone.

Not all battles are with foes, some are fought even against familiar faces.

From locker rooms to newsrooms, women in sports often endure inequity silently, speaking up at personal cost but events like the UAAP pay gap make it more difficult.

In my last year in senior high school, I confessed to my uncle a secret: my desire to study abroad.  Through wistful eyes, I envisioned a life free from steady routines and rigid expectations. But when he asked what was standing in my way, reality quickly came crashing down. Dejected, I chronicled my duties and…

As Metro Manila’s population grows, we bear witness to our transportation system’s collapse—traffic-infested roads, law-breaking drivers, and never-ending delays—becoming daily occurrences that worsen each year.  As a commuter, it never gets easier. What our taxes were meant to address turns against us, overtaxing the people in time, energy, and sanity. Daily, I am forced to…

While the liberal arts are meant to offer an “education worthy of a free person,” its scholars remain imprisoned within the confines of academic elitism and societal devaluation.

Behind the Marcos Jr. administration’s illusion of a thriving economy are Filipino workers still fighting to survive on a day-to-day basis.

In a city made for cars, runners trace cracked roads and dark streets, learning the quiet truth that sometimes movement is a privilege, not a right.