4 days ago
The person in the post
I posted a few selfies on TikTok and then, somehow, the internet looked back. At first it felt small: a…
1 week ago
The open sea, my great white whale
During summertime, my family would always go on a trip away from the city and visit the beaches near our…
2 weeks ago
‘Sablay’
I will not graduate on time—not because I failed my subjects, but because I failed to listen to my younger…
2 weeks ago
The public market was my childhood playground
My childhood playground was the public market of Pavia, Iloilo. It had no swings or slides, only bulanteros’ (ambulant vendors’)…
2 weeks ago
Falling out of the fairytale
Movies, dramas, and stories lied about teenage love. I was once 16—a foolish one. I chased love, craving it like…
3 weeks ago
Bread of salt
When sugar and protein react and the Maillard reaction takes over in the magical melding of flavors, once sticky beige…
3 weeks ago
What ‘sisig’ taught me about inflation
There is a carinderia in the Mendiola area that, over time, became something I count on. It sits along a…
3 weeks ago
The fear of death, the hunger for life
The stillness of the night always had a way to amplify the thoughts daylight politely ignores. Often the last one…
4 weeks ago
My mother, who takes care of others’ homes
Who decides which hands are worthy of praise, and which ones are meant to be invisible? In every household, some…
4 weeks ago
To teach is to bleed
I woke up choking on blood. I barely made it out of bed; a thick, watery clump just poured out…
