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A lone sparrow flies through the sky, each outstretched wing a blade. The sky is not cut, but the air slices, ripples, lands on my skin. The flight of that…
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A lone sparrow flies through the sky, each outstretched wing a blade. The sky is not cut, but the air slices, ripples, lands on my skin. The flight of that…
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As I stood before the small iron gate, I thought about the first and last time I spent Christmas and New Year at this house.
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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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The lechon sits at the centre of our holiday tables...and in my uneasy thoughts.
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Kintsugi (金継ぎ), or “golden joinery,” is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. Instead of hiding…
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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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A sudden heavy downpour on 20 December 2025 caused minor street flooding along V. Luna in Quezon City, prompting motorists to take caution.
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Love does not come When a rose blooms, And warmth spreads Across cheeks—watercolour Painted by a caress of the Fingertips.
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Lumunok siya, Hibla ng damit, Unti-unting hinila Mula sa kamisetang Matagal nang Nalalanta, para Tumahimik, kumakalam Na sikmura.
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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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Miss Eleanora moves quietly around the room. "Okay, now plié. Keep your back straight. Watch your turnout. Arms above the head, and straighten," she instructs.
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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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"Because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." ― Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit
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The Philippine Navy has deployed Naval Task Group 80.5 aboard BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) to participate in the 2nd ASEAN–US Maritime Exercise (AUMX 2025),…
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The orphanage was old, far older than the name of the street it stood on. The years had seen countless children within its walls. Some were adopted by loving…
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A December story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl,” following a young ice seller seeking escape, comfort, and freedom.
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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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