“Pets can heal your mental health.” I once read this while scrolling through social media. At some point, we’ve all probably felt like our mental health was being ignored or invalidated. Stress, anxiety, and sadness can feel overwhelming, and sometimes, it seems like no one truly understands us.
“YOU can kill a revolutionary, but you can never kill the revolution… You can jail a liberator, but you can’t jail liberation.” A quote from Fred Hampton, an American revolutionary and activist, can correlate to what was celebrated last Feb. 25, the 39th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution.
AN EX-PRESIDENT walks into a campaign rally and begins to do what he does best, publicly talk about murder. “Makapatay na tayo ng kinse na senador para pasok na lahat,” then added, “The only way to do this is pasabugin nalang natin yung mga ano…” The diehards would scoff at it and say something along the lines of “Oh, well that’s your typical Pareng PDuts HAHAHA!” But of course, the rest of us here, or yet anyone in their right mind, would be alarmed by such a joke.
PEER pressure has always been a powerful and influential force that often affects a person’s choice or action, whether it be for something good or bad. Almost all of us have experienced peer pressure at least once in our lives. I can safely say that, more often than not, it is not a circumstance that a lot of us enjoy going through.
THE Philippines is known to be a country centered on Christianity. Majority of Filipinos are Roman Catholic. Some say that to be considered a religious country, it has to have a culture, societal norms, and statutes almost dependent on the nation’s faith. Undeniably, this is very evident in our country, where nearly every tradition, cultural practice, and even statute is intertwined with religion.
AT the tender age of 16, most students are focused on navigating the maze of senior high school, but what if they could bypass the last two years and take a leap to jump-start their future? House Bill No. 11213, An Act Providing Education Pathways for Basic Education Students, aims to offer an unprecedented opportunity for the Filipino youth. However, will this groundbreaking proposal be a beacon of progress, or are we putting too much at stake for the future of the youth?
WHAT a peculiar twist of fate. Never would I envision myself as a teacher in the slightest. Let alone one specializing in Special Needs Education. Yet, here I am, a few breaths away from graduation. It’s quite surreal actually. The journey has been strenuous and stressful, bound by so many hurdles and mishaps that I was able to overcome alone, also giving me opportunities for personal growth.
INFIDELITY seems to be a common theme in the Philippines, whether in the latest drama series or in reality; it is sickening that it happens so often that it seems to have been a normal occurrence. All these lies and hiding behind closed doors never last long because they always arise on the surface. Sometimes, they are caught in the act, sometimes with evidence such as screenshots or photos. In the height of social media networks, the instinctive thing to do is post things on the internet, but how much could you really share online?
THE 2025 midterm elections are quickly approaching, and the ongoing buzz of social media, built upon heated debates and popular memes, is becoming harder to ignore. Filipinos, who are among the world’s most active social media users, are deeply invested in this digital environment. While this connectivity brings people together, it exposes us to troubling influences during election time.
IN the highly competitive business world, many companies from various industries try their best to take the lead and maximize their market share. Businesses use a range of marketing strategies to get the public’s attention, and people are prone to easily believe in such claims and “promises.”