LITERARY l 2025 National Women’s Month

Women are not just part of the world; they are the pulse of it. They can build, nurture, adapt, and create. Together, they form resilience, a bond that can withstand any storm, a unity that can bring about profound change. 

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“Babae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang Bukas sa Bagong Pilipinas."

When the sun awakens, the moon hums in silver light when the stars whisper secrets, and the sunset drapes the sky in gold; there is a life that unfolds, carrying dreams in its arms, weaving courage into the wind, and planting determination in the hearts of those who dare to rise. 

When life offers you a tangerine—will it be sweet or sour? You won’t know until you taste it, uncertain yet full of possibility, like tomorrow. Similar to the fields, streets, cities, and every home shaping every day with a dreamer with hands sculpting the unseen. 

The teacher who sharpens the young minds and drives innovation, the farmer who carves life from the soil, and the doctor who heals and saves lives. An entrepreneur turning ideas into empires, the leader who stands firm in a world that tries to bend it. The voice in courtrooms, the strength in movements, the force that turns whispers into revolutions. An OFWs, caregiver, and domestic worker who sacrifices and gives effort for families. In science, art, sport, and every place where doubt once lingered, there is one person who stands unyielding, unshaken, unstoppable. She is a mother, the corporate executive, the artist, the athlete, the scientist, the caregiver, the activist, the student, the teacher, the leader, the follower, the dreamer, and the doer. She is every woman. 

Women are not just part of the world; they are the pulse of it. They can build, nurture, adapt, and create. They are magically woven into flesh; the sacred turned tangible, the limitless brought to life and don’t wait for doors to open; they carve pathways where none existed. Together, they form resilience, a bond that can withstand any storm, a unity that can bring about profound change. 

A woman carries within her power as deep as oceans, as fierce as wildfires, as gentle as falling petals. She does not wait to be seen—she is the storm and the calm, the ink and the story, the piece of strong society. 

So may we see her.  May we honor the moments when she rises, her courage shining brightly.  When she refuses to shrink, we respect her strength and determination.  When she lifts others alongside herself.  When she builds, even when the world tries to break her, we acknowledge her resilience and strength.  When she speaks the truth, even when silence is expected. 

To the women who mask their misery with unwavering smiles, 

Who fights battles unseen and loves without conditions, 

Who carry the weight of worlds yet still choose kindness. 

Her light is unshakable, untamed, and eternal. 

May we recognize them. 

May we raise them.  

And remember—you are one of them. 

Take every season of life—the bittersweet, the storms, and the dawn to dusk.   

Keep rising. Keep inspiring. Keep thriving.  

Celebrating her.  Celebrating you. 

Celebrating the diverse people– who identify as women today and every day.