Back in elementary, I unintentionally overheard a rather distressing remark from one of my female teachers, that regards me as “alam, pero kung nag-lalaki pa gid tani”. While this appears to be a positive comment for some, this occurred to me as an insult — thinking I am not enough…

Earlier this day, my mother reprimanded me regarding my previous week’s laundry — suggesting that I should send them by the laundry shop because the water at home is becoming “rusty”. With most of my stuff and clothes now becoming stiff and yellow, I should consider purchasing new ones. …

I feel bad for disclosing this but I finally snapped with my father in a contempt regarding the patriarchal treatment that is highly enervating and overtaxing. …

Probably one of the main reasons that family life has never occurred to me (although I am currently in an exclusive relationship) is the impression connoted by my family of orientation. I don’t see myself having one, given my personal circumstance and with weighing the functions implied by a family…

Love and Intimacy: A Reaction Love is when you feel butterflies fluttering in your stomach — this, I have observed, the most commonly held thought of young millennials when asked about the definition of love. This, too perhaps is the most controversial concept of the milieu; something one should intricately…

In a conversation implying my intention to resign from the chairmanship position of the Sangguniang Kabataan, one of the barangay kagawads expressed to me in a rather condescending tone — “maano ka na lang kung wala ka nag-SK” (referring to my monthly compensation which had aided my academic and my…

In the context of social categorization, people, on the basis of distinct features such as race and ethnicity, may be tagged, labeled, and/or branded as the “other” — relative to the position of who defines who. The “othered” — being irrationally feared, even hated, is downplayed to a general stereotype…

On the heart of The Hunger Games trilogy lies the story of its fierce protagonist — Katniss Everdeen, described to be a strong, selfless leader who puts everyone else’s life before her own (Devi, 2021). …

Needless to say, but one of my favorite things to do when I am in the office is when I was asked by the Lupon Tagapamayapa to review a surveillance footage, so as to settle the conflict brought upon the lupon. Designed to reassure the public about community safety, CCTVs…