Changing tides and still waters
There are two months in a year when I feel that what I do matters to the world: June and...
Darna, my hero
I’d be proud to share with my future children how I witnessed five Darnas soar over the course of my...
Who’s to blame?
It was around 3:30 in the afternoon when I headed to the jeepney terminal in Eton Centris on my way...
Less than 50 copies
“Less than 50 copies per mL. That is the goal, Shom,” said the attending physician assigned by my hub. “If...
‘Diskarte, atbp.’
I am a contract-of-service (COS) government employee and I sell adobong mani (fried peanuts) in the office. I’m sure that many are...
Plea from the desert
I was frustrated when my boss handed me a two-page memorandum from the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. “Employment and...
Pass it on, pay it forward
People often ask me, “You could have chosen another profession; why [just] teach?” I answer them with the question, “Why...
We made July ‘puráut’
It was still the first week of July, but I only had P70 worth of coins left in my wallet....
The better way
If there is one fact in this world that any of us should not be ashamed to admit, it is...
Battery life
It was a gloomy Friday morning. Gray and white clouds were competing over the sky. Once the alarm rang, I...
