While most students and teaching staff are privileged enough to establish a WiFi connection at their homes, some do not have the same resources.
I spend over forty-five minutes to one hour a day commuting to and from Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Manila for one year, two months and counting. I do not own a car nor my family does, and I have a deep-seated and irrational fear of riding in an LRT station, as they say, is the fastest way of transportation but due to its flawed system, I would rather build my flying boat.
“How are we going to bring OPM on to the international scale if our own country is not playing their own music? When we’re idolizing other people’s music? I think we should play more OPM music on the radio. Monday to Sunday, 24 hours on the clock. I swear, if radio stations don’t do this by tomorrow, IDK’s gonna be my last single, I quit music.”
The church teaches us that sexual intercourse has a purpose, and that outside marriage it is contrary to its purpose. While I respect this statement, I strongly believe in the importance of sex education.
The National Youth Commission proposed to separate male and female students in grades 7 to 12 to curb teenage pregnancy.
One thing that I realized while I am going through the process of knowing God is to stop being religious. I have learned that it doesn't require religion for you to experience the love and grace of Jesus Christ. There is more in going beyond religion. There is more in knowing God and Jesus Christ alone.
Forty-seven years ago since the late Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081 declaring Martial Law throughout the country that marked the beginning of 14 years of horror.
When is freedom too much? As more and more students go online, so as the rise of online ‘freedom walls.’ The concept of online ‘freedom walls’ is simple; anyone with access to the internet can submit their entry anonymously while the administrators of the page have the discretion to post entries.
If there is one thing I love about waking up before 10AM, it’s the sound of our friendly-neighborhood taho vendors breaking the quiet solitude that early mornings offer. It brings an immediate smile on my face, making me rush downstairs with a few coins and my mug in tow, a jolly greeting reserved for the people who make the effort to make the soybean curd drink or taho for Filipinos.
A mirror shows you what you look like, it has a way of showing us our flaws. However, sometimes we only intend to see what we want to see. Sometimes, our reflection focuses only on ourselves but not the bigger picture that we belong into.