I tried to play detective with my flu, lining up suspects like a crime scene in my own body. Was it the weather with its mood swings hotter one day, c...
For many Filipinos, Christmas is more than a date on the calendar. It is a deeply emotional season. It is a time when families try to come home, when ...
I should have already been on vacation, resting and enjoying the quiet moments of December, yet one last commitment called to me—a national writing co...
If the title alone already offends you, this column is not for you. What follows is not an invitation to voyeurism but an attempt to read sexuality as...
As a language and literature teacher, I spend most of my days surrounded by words. I analyze them, teach them, and ask students to find meaning within...
For me, what makes the TikTok account Iloilo Sari-sari Store Stories so interesting is not just the entertainment value, but the way it captures the r...
By Noel Galon de Leon I had not tasted this kind of halo-halo in a long time. With the first spoonful, something familiar stirred in me, as if my chil...
“Kasalanan ko bang ipinanganak akong hindi mahirap?” sounds harmless if you are sitting comfortably, distant from hunger, eviction, and the daily math...
I was fortunate to meet Ricky Lee in person when he visited U.P. High School in Iloilo last year. Before my students met him, I introduced him as a Na...