We like to talk about giving children what they need. Food, shelter, clothing – all necessary, of course – but too often, we overlook the things that ...
By Eliza Bellones For many young people, school is where we spend most of our waking hours. It is also where we are expected to perform at our best, o...
A week into being in Australia, I stopped bracing myself for inconvenience. Commuting was efficient, public spaces were accessible, and basic services...
If you asked ten different people to describe me, you’d probably get ten different answers. But I know for a fact they’d all agree on one thing: I tal...
When you’re in the Philippines, you can always tell when a beauty pageant is happening — not necessarily because you follow them religiously, but beca...
As my high school graduation steadily approaches, there is a question I have been faced with countless times: what’s next? This question comes in many...
There was a time almost three years ago when I didn’t think I’d ever feel like myself again. Sometimes, I remember the abyss I fell into and wonder wh...
Sometimes, it feels like the world is ending. It seems like every day is a never-ending flood of injustice, and somewhere along the line, it’s become ...
The typhoon does not knock before it enters. It crashes in, scattering memories like debris, turning ordinary nights into battles for survival. The wi...