Features

15

Feb

By Patrick Miguel

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Ate Jovy: Happy to be back

“What’s the best thing about selling flowers?” Syempre kikita ka [...] at tsaka syempre kapag passion mo ang ginagawa mo, masaya ka at masarap sa pakiramdam na kumikita ka sa [trabaho na] gusto mo. At syempre, kukuha ka ng mga tauhan mo na tutulong sayo, syempre makakatulong ka rin—malaking achievement…

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14

Feb

By Patrick Miguel

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Jayma: “Bagong recover”

“How did the pandemic affect your flower selling business?” Wala kaming kinita. Wala kaming hanap-buhay. Nagtinda lang kami noon ng mga lutong pagkain, at umuwi sa Occidental Mindoro.  “How does it feel to be back and selling flowers again?” Bagong recover. Bagong recover sa customer. Maayos-ayos naman [ngayon]. Pero sa…

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14

Feb

By The Flame Features

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Mahal Ang Magmahal: For some students, Valentine’s Day comes with a hefty price tag

It was a Sunday afternoon just two weeks before Valentine’s Day. Roey Lagasca walked towards the nearest automated teller machine (ATM) just below his dorm. While waiting, Lagasca calculated his weekly expenses.  For Lagasca, a new week means a new set of expenses to budget. As soon as the ATM…

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13

Feb

By The Flame Features

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Young Chinoys reinterpret traditions in a rapidly changing world

ONE WILL know that another lunar year has come when streets are filled with sights of red colors, sounds of familial joy, and the scent of various Chinese traditional foods. To members of the Chinoy Thomasian community, the celebration of the lunar year also means a sacred family reunion—paying respect…

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02

Jan

By The Flame Features

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‘Treat HIV patients holistically’

IT WAS supposed to be an ordinary day treating patients as a nurse—but that day was different. It was the first time Bubbles Rosos met Champ*, a patient who tested positive for HIV who was hesitant about the treatment because of the side effects. According to Rosos, Champ’s firm choice…

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29

Dec

By The Flame Features

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Nasaan si Balikbayan?: How an OFW family celebrates Christmas

THE YEAR 2011 was the last time Hannah “Hans” Joy Baquiran physically celebrated Christmas with her father. This would be the tenth year they will celebrate the holidays with an unfilled seat by the dining table.  As Hans and her mother Liza Baquiran prepared food and gifts for their relatives,…

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23

Dec

By Mary Nicole Miranda

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How the UST Chorus of Arts and Letters brings music in the new normal

THE ARTLET experience would not be complete without the music of the UST Chorus of Arts and Letters (AB Chorale) echoing in the hallways of St. Raymund’s de Peñafort building at night.  With the musical beat of the choir conductor Mark Agpasa, hearing the harmonization of the choir became a…

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20

Dec

By Patrick Miguel

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Munimuni relives the Paskuhan experience

IT WAS 2019, and despite the exhaustion from wrapping up the semester, Thomasians lined up outside the university gates. The sun was about to retire for the day and the Christmas lights glimmered brighter by the minute.  Inside the university, a band stepped onto the stage, facing thousands of Thomasians…

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15

Dec

By Patricia Mae Rebong

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[Plot Twist] The Blue Normal – Finding serenity from within

"With only a month left in this year, what is something you are hoping for to happen?" To spend the last month of the year with my family—just the joy of enjoying each other’s company and being thankful for all God’s blessings. As simple as that. Nothing [grander] because I…

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09

Dec

By Patricia Mae Rebong

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[Plot Twist] The Blue Normal – Powering Through

"What do you consider your biggest plot twist this year?" My most significant plot twist this year is surviving each day. It is not easy to wake up each day with either a heavy heart or an empty feeling. Waking up each day is not as easy as it [used]…

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