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Para sa isang pelikulang nakapangalan sa isang babae, lalo na’t hango sa nobela ni José Rizal, aakalain mong si Sisa ang paksa ng bagong pelikula ni Jun Robles Lana. Ngunit kung bubusisiin, tila nililihis ni Lana ang atensiyon ng mga manonood mula sa “bida.” Dahil ang Sisa, hindi umiikot sa… Read more

The referee’s call cut through the noise of the gym. Angelite alumnus Jonathan Santos had told himself he was ready. He had trained for this; carried the weight of a scholarship and a family’s quiet hope for it. But seconds after the call, he found himself flat on his back.… Read more

It has been three days since Women’s Month ended. Yet, it becomes even more necessary to move past celebration and confront what remains unchanged — inside institutions of power where lawmakers continue to expose how deeply misogyny and sexism persist. Read more

Mr. Krabs, the famously money-obsessed owner of the Krusty Krab, guards every cent as if his life depends on it. Beneath the caricature of greed, however, lies a simpler truth: having grown up with almost nothing, every coin represents security.  Read more

In theory, expanding an election should strengthen voters’ participation. Read more

A few days into 2026, the country has already finished counting down. The fireworks have burned up, and the tables once filled for media noche are empty again. For a moment, it felt like a pause — like the year is finally loosening its grip. Read more

Para sa nakararami, hindi lang si Kristo ang handog ng Pasko, hatid din nito ang pahinga, pagninilay-nilay, at pagsasalo-salo.  Ngunit sa kabila ng tila masasayang proseso at makukulay na palamuting nakasabit sa bawat pinto ay okupadong isipan naman ng mga taong nagtatrabaho habang Pasko.  Mga taong hindi man pansin ng… Read more

“Atin cu pung singsing. Metung yang timpukan.” As the rhythm takes them back to when they first heard the classic song, most Kapampangans have a story already painted in their mind, a lost inherited ring with an owner determined to do anything just to get it back. Read more

In a sunlit café, a young reader sips matcha while leafing through Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, a tote bag slung casually over one shoulder. Read more

Women can do anything and everything under the sun — even while carrying heartbreak, even while carrying a child. Yet, as much as they could be an unstoppable force, they are too often held back by systems that police their womanhood. Read more