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A heartfelt reflection on the importance of a father’s presence over material support, sharing the experience of growing up with an overseas Filipino worker…
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A deeply personal Mother’s Day reflection on love, loss, and gratitude as the writer recalls cherished memories with his late mother during a 2017 South Korea…
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Every morning, before the city fully wakes up, my mother is already moving through it like she never slept at all.
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LAHAT-HALA: Mga tinig ng Pilipino, para sa kapwa Pilipino. Isang creative writing project ng Dyaryo Tirada.
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Who said resolutions are only for boring, practical things?
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Living with invisible disability amid New Year expectations and systemic gaps.
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His legacy endures not because he stands alone, but because he stands among many: Burgos, Bonifacio, Jacinto, Mabini, and countless unnamed Filipinos whose…
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A personal Christmas essay on childhood belief, loss, and discovering that the real magic of Santa lies in a mother’s love and sacrifice.
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An essay on poverty, faith, and invisibility during Christmas, questioning charity, belief, and the moral responsibility of seeing the unseen.
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This creative nonfiction essay was a requirement for my Editing Class as a Literature student at De La Salle University. Contains sensitive themes. Reader…
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A reflective essay on how the roles of Mother and Father shapes one's identity and understanding of love.
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A reflection on how single-story narratives flatten characters, and how retellings like Wicked reveal the complex, colourful world hidden beneath Oz.
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A contemplative literary narrative about an encounter at a bus stop, exploring age, memory, loss, and the quiet connections shared between strangers.
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A Lasallian scholar and graduate reflects on how art, connection, and intentional acts transform life, offering meaning, resilience, and a sense of belonging.
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A reflection on language, power, and public outrage in the Philippine flood control scandal—examining how dehumanization shapes politics, criticism, and…
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"Identity is the history that has gone into bone and blood and reshaped the flesh. Identity is not what we were but what we have become what we are at this…
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Filipino literature reveals how migration reshapes national identity. Works by Bienvenido N. Santos, Mia Alvar, and Ruth Elynia Mabanglo explore the struggles,…
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A poetic reflection on the nature of evil, power, and resistance amid protests against corruption — questioning where evil truly lies and who bears the blame.
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