The promised land is within our grasp
SOME PEOPLE think young Moros do not care about what’s happening around them. They assume that young Moros are so...
White amid red
Nowadays, going through the feeds of various social media platforms feels like being in a battlefield. Skim through snapshot after...
Maruya
Once again, I saw the sight of Tita Jona and the basket of maruya, which she has been selling for...
Gaining life and inspiration
If heroes hold power, they have to be responsible for it. We learned that from “Spiderman”: that “with great power...
Being a banker in the new normal
I arrive at our branch a quarter past eight in the morning. I still have ample time to prepare before...
I hate cigarettes
I recall an incident two years ago. It was my first time to be surrounded by professional writers. As a...
Raised in freedom
IT WAS PERHAPS ONE OF THE WEIRDEST DREAMS I’VE ever had. The first scenes were of armed men storming into...
Jejomar trending
“Wow, famous ka na!” I lost count of friends who had tagged and messaged me on Facebook saying, in apparent...
Privilege and the pandemic
As I waited in line to pay for a loaf of bread and four packs of instant noodles, I couldn’t...
In the eyes of a novice nurse
There was once a time I was told that to survive nursing, I had to love it. I didn’t give...
