poverty
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Causes + Bosses
‘Rigat ti gapuna’
Poverty is the reason. Hanggang saan aabot ang P20 mo? (How much can your P20 buy?) It’s strange to remember…
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Causes + Bosses
The art of suffering quietly in the PH
I used to think the most dangerous thing in the Philippines was violence. I thought it was the gunshots echoing…
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Causes + Bosses
The public market was my childhood playground
My childhood playground was the public market of Pavia, Iloilo. It had no swings or slides, only bulanteros’ (ambulant vendors’)…
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Causes + Bosses
When our votes gamble the future
The sound of vehicles blaring their horns echoes across the highway. Tires roll endlessly on burning roads, while the city…
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Revelations + Destinations
The 13th-month divide
We were riding a tricycle on our way to the nearest mall to treat ourselves after a long day of…
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Causes + Bosses
Rejected cents and sentiments
I thought it was just a usual night walking back home from a tiring day at school. While climbing up…
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Causes + Bosses
A privilege to carry
For many of us, education isn’t just a right—it’s a lifeline, a means to lift us out of poverty. Looking…
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Revelations + Destinations
The smell
My parents never taught me how to walk through floods. I would just sit on our old house’s declining wooden…
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Causes + Bosses
The rusted teaspoon
Is this how it goes? Growing up, the saying about being born with a silver spoon or a wooden ladle…
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