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For the love of the game
It all started in the summer of 2012 after I finished 4th grade when my PE teacher recruited me to join our school’s elementary girls’ volleyball team that he made just for the hell of it. Told you, I was not the typical athletic girl because of my short stance, but my flexibility and activity…
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Building the Marcos brand with the troll market
The COVID-19 pandemic and election season combined have proved how the battleground is not in public campaign sorties but rather on our phones and laptops. We may have come across someone with political views on social media who writes something and then comments aggressively. Fake news and propaganda, like fantastical monsters that appear invincible, continue…
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Jose Rizal, a worthy national hero
A simple straight answer? Dr. Jose Rizal is deserving of the appellation of Philippine National Hero. However, there are still some Filipinos doubting him so we will go the long way. To start, who was the first to consider the Philippines as a nation before it was even a concept? You have it in the…
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In a literary context: Hamartia as a turning point in life
Tragic downfall it may seem, life’s nature is plainly imperfect as it should be. The term hamartia is a Greek word that means “to miss the mark” or “to err”. Aristotle utilized it in conjunction with identifying the essential elements of Greek tragedy in his excellent work ‘The Poetics’ in the 4th century BCE. As…
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From a 19-year-old’s perspective: Remembering Marcos and Martial Law
As I stand alongside Martial Law victim and activist-nun Sister Mary John Mananzan, acknowledging our human limitations is one of the first steps in having a sense of history. In the context of Ferdinand Marcos’ regime, the fact that we weren’t alive at the time of Martial law doesn’t make our condemnation of it any…
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Why Duterte deserves the 9th Circle of Hell?
Life in the Philippines is a never-ending source of aggravation, but Rodrigo Roa Duterte was prepped five years ago to be the nation’s great savior! Oh, the machismo-soaked figure we envisioned, ensuring that we were all on our guard at all times. Isn’t it lovely? However, when this tyrant reaches the end of his reign,…
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Welcome to the Hotel California: What makes it rock classic
The Eagles’ major hit Hotel California was produced in 1977 which is still one of the successful tracks in history with lots of listeners globally. This rock classic has been included in several music lists, including Rolling Stone magazine’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” Starting with the musical arrangement, we must acknowledge that it…
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Akala
Noong mga nakaraang araw na naghihintay ako ng resulta, akala ko abot kamay ko na yung hinihintay kong tagumpay. Pero totoo pala talaga yung hindi mamatay-matay na kasabihang “Kung hindi mo nakamit ang pinapangarap mo, may iba pang mas magandang nakalaan para sa iyo.” Akala ko kinaya ko, pero bandang huli ay naging isa pala ako…