Some forms of harm do not scream for attention—they survive in the quiet moments that we choose to ignore. “Huwag mo na lang pansinin—aso lang ‘yan.” It is a phrase often spoken with a dismissive shrug, a casual remark that barely registers against the hum of a busy street. We tell ourselves it is just a moment, a small thing not worth the effort of our attention. On ordinary days, the streets of this country are a blur of motion. In the middle of the chaos, there are flic

In the Philippines, the month of March is marked as the “Fire Prevention Month”. Temperatures during this season are expected to be scorching hot. This is also the ideal weather to grab that delicious halo-halo, and book adventures in those beautiful white sand beaches to cool off. This year is different, as soon as March kicked off, that usual “summer vibes” that everyone is expecting, had changed. Instead of wearing swimsuits, bikinis, and shorts, people wore jackets, be

This—right here—is something earned. Something allowed. Something deserved. Not as an escape, but as a pause. A reminder that rest, foolery, and laughter are not luxuries to justify, but things already owed after enduring so much. How about a little treat from all this stress— ano, tara? Life piles up. Deadlines, work, expectations—they never really leave. We just run on too little sleep, bags under our eyes, caffeine carrying us from one task to the next, chasing the perfec