Category Archives: Opinion Article

Students in shambles due to vaping ban President Rodrigo Duterte had recently announced a vaping ban throughout the country to alleviate the growing users of vape and e-cigarettes. Recently, the Philippine National Police arrested 243 people in public places to comply with the president’s issuance of the ban, taking 2,878 operations for these people toContinue reading “[COLUMN] Youth Speaks”

Table for one, please written by Denise Marcelo Let’s begin with why being vegan is easy, especially as a college student and a dormer. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s a relatively inexpensive lifestyle. On the weekends, I cook meals plentiful enough to last an entire school week, then bring them with me to my KatipunanContinue reading “[COLUMN] Dormer Diaries”

Battle of Katipunan Back in high school, I prayed to every possible higher power that I would get to live in Katipunan for college—but not for the university I’m currently in.  For as long as I can remember, my high school self wanted nothing more than to go to University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD).Continue reading “[COLUMN] Footnote”

The untranslatable language of Katipunan When I was first warned against becoming conyo upon moving to Katipunan, I was confused as to why I might become a vagina in college.  I was never fluent in Spanish. I only ever picked up bits and pieces of it growing up. What I was fluent in was English;Continue reading “[COLUMN] Footnote”

Breaking barriers, building bridges One hundred and twelve students from all over the world delved into a leap when they decided to study in the Philippines for the 2019-2020 school year, much more in studying in Ateneo de Manila University. The institution welcomes nearly a hundred exchange students every semester to cater to the foreignContinue reading “[COLUMN] Youth Speaks”

Pinpointing home: navigating loneliness and independence as a solo dormer Authored by Denise Marcelo When I think of home, three images become clear: the home I grew up in, the home I stay in during the school week, and lastly, the home of a most peculiar and abstract kind.  First, the suburban two-story on theContinue reading “[COLUMN] Dormer Diaries”