Letter to my future self
Dear Future Me, I hope when you read this, the country feels lighter. That mornings no longer start with doom-scrolling...
Falling star
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 11, 2006. As a child, I’ve always thought that...
Living the dream
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 24, 2008. My sister Lala and my closest friends...
Hope and change
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 15, 2008. Growing up in Manila, I was cynical...
Eating with two spoons
There is a sense of survivor’s guilt I feel for having made it out of there alive, appearing almost unscathed....
Pocket-sized hope
About two years ago, I received one of the greatest gifts any student could present to their parents: to graduate...
Reconciliation
I always thought I was strong. Until I knew how sick I was, and since then I lived in fear.
17 in ‘17
For most of us, 2017 has been a roller-coaster ride. At times we were screaming for joy; other times we...
A message of hope
Hope shines brightest in the dark. That was, and still is, my motto—one perhaps quite expected for a devotee of...