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The Price of Impunity
The rise of Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 marked a dark shift—his so-called War on Drugs unleashed a brutal, government-backed force without precedent. Sold as a quick fix to crime and…
Futureproof (and other lies we tell ourselves)
Remember those classroom exercises where teachers asked where you’d see yourself in ten, fifteen years? You’d write it down dutifully: a successful professional, an apartment of your own, maybe a…
[sub]Standard Operating Procedures
A day in my life as the head of Heraldo Filipino’s operations side may sound simple because I rarely produce written or visual content—but wait until you hear about the…
I want to be an architect but I can’t draw
Becoming an architect isn’t easy. It demands great skill to master mathematics, illustrate ideas, and practice more patience than most people expect. Instead of pursuing my first choice, civil engineering,…
Tipid Gourmet: The Price of Taste
Across the Philippines, the simple act of eating has become one of the clearest mirrors of our times. Morning meals that once felt ordinary now reveal the quiet shifts happening…
Utak Ang I-Factory Reset!
“Kahit ako’y titibo-tibo, Puso ko ay titibok-tibok pa rin sa’yo. Isang halik mo lamang at ako ay tinatablan, At ang aking pagkababae ay nabubuhayan.” Marami sa atin ang nakarinig na…
Nalilito ako sa in, on, at
Hindi naman talaga ako magaling. Kung may nag-iisip na ang pagiging Punong Patnugot ang magpapataas ng ihip ko, diyan ka nagkamali. Samakatuwid, ito ang nagturo sa aking magpakumbaba—ang mawala sa…
USG: Unconstitutional Student Government
For the student body, the close of the first semester came with a leadership crisis that challenged the face of student representation—one being that of a whole fiasco involving its…
Sports or Spectacle?
The gym roars with chants, flashlights wave like concert glow sticks, and a sea of students in green and white fills the bleachers. The Patriot Cagers have tipped off—and for…
Prompt: Write a catchy title for a column. Make it sound human.
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t the devil everyone makes it out to be. In the arguments hurled back and forth between black and white, good or bad, we forget that ultimately,…