Category: POV
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Sips of Coffee amidst the silent calm
But in that eerie quiet, I will feel a twinge of sadness. A part of me will soon realize that what I want is for someone to ask, for someone to listen to the ache that caused death to visit. Ah, perhaps it wasn’t death whose arrival I awaited so…
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Maximum Capacity
Tunog ng mahinhin na halakhak, boses ng magkasintahang nagsisimula pa lamang kilalanin ang isa’t isa; batid ng dalagang nakangiti, “Yeah, like I remember when we met, I was so shy talaga.” Samantala, ang binatang kumikinang ang mga mata, nakatitig at taimtim na nakikinig. Ah, ang pag-ibig nga naman, kay tamis…
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Betadine isn’t always the solution
A heart that’s broken, a mind that is frenzied with agony, a human soul that is grieving, such unforeseeable unfortunate events cannot be stopped. Indeed, living is difficult. Every step means following a path filled with uncertainties, yet, why do we keep going?
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Simbang Gabi
“Apo, it’s the ninth day of the Simbang Gabi. Do you have a wish yet?” “I have, Lola! But I’m keeping it a secret or else it won’t be granted.” Lola chuckled as I whispered my response with a cheeky smile. Under the shimmering starry skies was a bustling crowd,…
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Invisible Path on the Philippines’ Inclusive Education Roadmap
As a nation of patterned tapestry, constantly creating laws based on pre-formatted templates provided by developed nations, we still have a long way to go, even in our copy-and-paste ideals. Republic Act. 11650, known as “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive…
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Mending Pieces
The hardest part was knowing the truth all along yet finding it most difficult to accept it. I discovered the reason 8 years ago. Everything, and it broke every piece of me. “How will I reassemble myself?” The parts of me that I used to love, now became unbearable to…
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