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2020’s return

To time travel is impossible and far-fetched. Not until I started hearing these sounds, which transported my consciousness back in…

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I was born in a quiet province where farming and logging were the lifeblood of our people. In the 1990s,…

Jo GalvezFebruary 10, 2025

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Makati, one of the big business districts in the Philippines, has played a huge part in both my childhood and…

Cathy ParasOctober 25, 2024

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This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 25, 2005. When I see old childhood friends in…

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Almost a decade ago, when I was 18, this paper published a personal essay I had written about trains. Today…

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In the corner of my wallet lies a pack of 2×2 ID pictures taken at a studio that has watched…

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There were moments in my life when I wished that I could travel back in time. I have always pondered…