That all-important presence
For a child, more than cash and material possessions, presence is arguably the most important thing a parent can offer.
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For a child, more than cash and material possessions, presence is arguably the most important thing a parent can offer.
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In a recent interview for a Mother’s Day special video of the DAILY TRIBUNE , I was asked a simple question: “What’s your favorite moment with your mom?”
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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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As a child, magic was everywhere I went, especially when I was with my younger sister and our cousin, who lived with us in our early years. We were as thick as…
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Clasped hands. Not in prayer. But in the ritual of humiliation. Of being worth something only if you are on your knees, doing anything you can to survive.…
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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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As far as I’m concerned, the first man and woman aren’t named Adam and Eve. No — they go by Mother and Father.
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I've read a lot of books ever since I was old enough to know how, and like Chimamanda Adichie, I noticed that the stories I've read were about foreign…
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A woman stands alone at the bus stop. Back slightly crooked, but chin still up high. Strands of silver weave through her dark hair, and her skin catches…
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How does one become significant? How does one transform through creation, connection, and the courage to exist fully⸺even when the world seems too vast, and…
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I studied literature in college, and part of my studies included analyzing the language used in the stories we tell. Not just the words, the rhythm and flow,…
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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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The Philippines is one of the world’s largest sources of international migrants and laborers. A distinct term even exists for Filipinos who work abroad: the…
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