
7 January 26
Written by Kate Marquez
Photos by Ella Mae De Asis

Column
Just Mother Tears, or Crocodile Tears?
In Filipino culture, the idea of motherhood is often viewed as an instinctive sympathy and unquestioned compassion from a mother to her children.
7 January 26
Written by Kyle Jonas Urquico
Illustration by Miaka Byonne Cha

National
PLM student dead after AFP-NPA clash
6 January 26
Written by Angel Udtohan
Board by Jian Muyano

News

Pamantasan
ICYMI | CPA team, CHASS student shine in PLM BTK Debate
The College of Public Administration (CPA) emerged as Best Debating Team, while Zaphirra Dollie Gonzales of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) was named Best Debater during BTK: Balitaktakan Tinig ng Kinabukasan
7 January 26
Written by Kate Marquez
Photos by Ella Mae De Asis

National
PLM student dead after AFP-NPA clash
A Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) student died following an airstrike launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Abra de Ilog, Mindoro, during a unilateral ceasefire on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
6 January 26
Written by Angel Udtohan
Board by Jian Muyano

Manila
LRMC launches LRT-1 “KasakaySayan”
Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the operator of LRT 1, launched the creative advocacy project “KasakaySayan” on Thursday, Dec. 11.
23 December 25
Written by Angel Udtohan
Photos by Ma. Janelle Ugot
Opinion

Column
Just Mother Tears, or Crocodile Tears?
In Filipino culture, the idea of motherhood is often viewed as an instinctive sympathy and unquestioned compassion from a mother to her children.
7 January 26
Written by Kyle Jonas Urquico
Illustration by Miaka Byonne Cha

Kolum
Kamatayan ang Huling Absuwelto
15 December 25
Written by Francis Irvin Gonzales
Board by Miaka Byonne Cha

Kolum
MGA MANLULUPIG, DAPAT SINISINGIL
Hindi na pala mga dayuhan ang lumulupig sa atin ngayon kundi sarili na nating mga kababayan. Unti-unti na kasi tayong sinasakop ng korupsyon mula sa mga nasa kapangyarihan.
27 November 25
Written by Christian Cillo
Illustration by Jannah Marie Duana
Features

Features
A Feast Feasible for 500 pesos
This year, a new script was handed to the Filipino public: 500 pesos is enough for a Noche Buena feast. It spread online like a bitter joke—shared, mocked, questioned, repeated—until it became one of those moments when the country collectively sighs in disbelief. For families who actually stand in grocery aisles calculating every peso, this wasn’t just unrealistic—it was insulting.
28 December 25
Written by Talitha Dungca
Board by Jian Muyano

Features
Pft! Is “Pagbibigayan” Still a Thing?
Every December, the phrase slips out almost automatically: “Small gift lang ha.” It’s said casually, sometimes with a laugh, sometimes as reassurance, as if calling it “small” makes the expectation easier to carry. And maybe it does, briefly. But the expectation itself stays put.
25 December 25
Written by John Nathaniel Mandap
Board by Jian Muyano

Features
From Envelopes to QR Codes: The Christmas Culture Shift in the Philippines.
When calendar pages are flipped to September, and Christmas music begins to play in malls, Filipinos are embracing the holiday spirit from day one, through it all.
24 December 25
Written by Sophia Ashley A. Cajoles
Iskomposisyon

31 December 25
Isinulat ni Dhave Montaniel
Ilustrasyon ni Caitlin Beatrice Mutas
Filipino

29 September 25
Written by Francis Irvin Gonzales
Illustration by Jian Muyano
Sports

SPORTS | Kabayos Haribon seizes crown in HOK Campus Series season 2 finals
19 December 25
Written by Janeli Beatriz Lorenzana
Board by Krystal Arianna Puzon
24 November 25
Written by Vincel Farma
Board by Jian Muyano
21 November 25
Written by Daniel Francisco Moneda
Board by Jian Muyano
21 November 25
Written by Vincel Farma
Board by Jian Muyano