No Juan chooses to be poor
A teacher in junior high school once told us during class that it is not our sin if we were...
Coffee, yes. You, maybe.
I check the time: it’s 12:39 a.m. Since I resigned from my job a little over a month ago, I...
What young managers need to know
I did a lot of associate work for almost eight years. I moved from one function to another—human resources, marketing...
A student-teacher’s handbook
This pandemic has tested our limits and capacities since it started. It has also led us to doubt our own...
CARPe diem
this story originally appeared in the philippine daily inquirer on March 7, 2013. I had been a bit skeptical about...
Bridging walls
A couple of years ago, a group of young men including myself met one morning in the church of a...
The fire of campus journalism?
I never knew what to say whenever I was asked why I became a campus journalist. It’s not like I...
My longest relationship
This Valentine month, I have ended my first and longest relationship so far—my six-year job at one of the QSRs...
Choosing to stay and teach
Five years ago, I was hired as a public school teacher. It was fun until it wasn’t. Not teaching per...
Beyond Mondays
“It’s Monday again tomorrow,” one of my workmates would joke around. “It’s the start of another long, dreadful week.” Whenever...
