When midnight became quieter: How New Year changed with life
New Year in the Philippines is no longer the same. I say that now with a quiet sigh, not out of anger and not out of regret, but from that soft ache that comes…
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New Year in the Philippines is no longer the same. I say that now with a quiet sigh, not out of anger and not out of regret, but from that soft ache that comes…
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Today's Thoughts to Live by, 1 January, Thursday, Octave of Christmas, Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
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Tumultuous, the word, has popped up much too often in the last days of December. Looking back, it seems no one could escape the year’s demand for change. The…
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Living with invisible disability amid New Year expectations and systemic gaps.
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A lesson I learned is that poetry, even as crude as mine, can be learned by anyone, particularly if one is as tongue-tied as me.
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The lechon sits at the centre of our holiday tables...and in my uneasy thoughts.
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Carla Abellana quietly stepped into a new season of her life over the weekend, choosing intimacy and intention over spectacle as she exchanged vows with her…
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It’s no longer just a season of celebration — it’s a season of living. This is the time we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and at the same time, we celebrate…
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Pascual is all heart and sincerity. It is hoped that the authenticity he gave to Magtibay earns the appreciation and approval of the MMFF powers-that-be.
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Christmas is the celebration of Jesus Christ — the Incarnation of God with us.
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‘Christmas as a child was warmly spent with the family. It’s because that’s what Christmas is all about. You spend it with people you love.’
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They sang the praises of the morn, How light shines and crosses the fields, Blanketing it with the golden glow, And wielding the power of hope it yields.
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From Vinyl on Vinyl to blanc, free online galleries bring art closer to Filipinos everywhere. Here are selected paintings and personal meditations on what…
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Should tonight be my last night, I want to leave you this: Know there's nothing else You could've done. There are no more clues You might have missed.
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Through the trees and through the rain, I run from time unfolding in vain. Eager to escape the hold of the past, And jump to the embrace of the future at last.
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“But how do you speak to a granddaughter in her dead mother's stead? Can the responsibility to the dead ever be replaced by the responsibility to the living?”…
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"Almost" seems to be a recurring theme in my life. Never quite reaching. Always just barely.
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A poem inspired by "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie.
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