As a man boarded the bus somewhere in the middle of the sugarcane fields in Anilao, he caught my gaze. Drenched by the downpour, rain gleamed off his cheekbones, intensifying his sharp features. A deep wrinkle etched on his forehead, between his eyebrows, and a thin scar outlined his upper lip. His
August 18, 2026
It is that time of the year again—a season when the LGBTQIA+ community is brought to the center of public attention. Voices rise a little louder, intentionally amplified to celebrate identities that were once entirely frowned upon. Pride Month is a time of visibility, remembrance, and joy. Yet beneath the bright
June 29, 2026
By Erich Marie A. Mendoza As a student of biological sciences, I thought of hospitals as spaces for innovations, as a manifestation of scientifically established frameworks capable of saving lives. But when my brother got hospitalized last April, it felt like reality slapped me every time I entered the very institution I used to put
June 8, 2026
The world might have been flattened by the internet. But there’s still one word I keep hearing in local spaces: “buki gid”. While black-box algorithms keep us isolated in loops of perpetual validation, it really makes me wonder why buki, that Hiligaynon word signifying class and taste, still survives. Is it because
May 11, 2026