Perspectives

Coercion to silence
12
Jul
By The Flame Editorial Board
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Coercion to silence

 ON JULY 10, the House of Representatives shocked the entire nation when 70 of its lawmakers denied ABS-CBN a fresh 25-year franchise. Not only is this move another massive blow on press freedom in the country, but it also shows that there is no place for any critical discourse under…
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06
May
By The Flame Editorial Board
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Misplaced priorities

THE PEOPLE behind the afternoon shows, the journalists, the general public who depend on news in this time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and the 11,000 employees at risk of losing their jobs were all dismayed when ABS-CBN went off the air on May 5 following the cease…
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Ignite your flame
04
Jun
By Julia Mari Ornedo
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Ignite your flame

by JULIA MARI T. ORNEDO Campus journalism is its own reward. Working in a student publication offers little prestige and even less money, yet the Flame has been kept alive for over half a century by generations of Artlets who cared more about journalism and serving the Faculty rather than what…
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Detox? Detox.
04
Jun
By Mark Joseph Fernandez
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Detox? Detox.

by MARK JOSEPH B. FERNANDEZ Social media and the internet are the latest trends for entertainment and leisure—being able to binge watch films, listen to popular music, and do other activities with just a steady connection and gadget in hand are especially enjoyable for millennials and Generation Z. Now, people can…
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The dormant persona
04
Jun
By Danea Patricia Vilog
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The dormant persona

by DANEA PATRICIA T. VILOG There is something about art that seems to draw people to underestimate its aesthetic value for surface-level beauty and discount its ability to preserve a culture of underlying politics that everyone seems very pumped up to openly debate on these days. The artist I was a…
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Hold on, Artlets
04
Jun
By Fate Emerald Colobong
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Hold on, Artlets

by FATE EMERALD M. COLOBONG We entered this University, this Faculty, as curious and excited freshmen with no thoughts other than the need to explore this new world called our college life. But as we adapted, as we got to know our group of friends, created our college identities, and discovered…
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Tinangay, tinatangay, at tatangayin pa
04
Jun
By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong
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Tinangay, tinatangay, at tatangayin pa

by ALI IAN MARCELINO V. BIONG ‘Di talaga ako maplanong tao. Medyo huli na nang mapag-isipan ko kung saan ba ako mag-aaral. Nagkataon, ang dalawang ate ko’y parehong Tomasino. Onting tanong-tanong, onting research, at ayun—may dream school na ‘ko: UST. Ang totoo, ang pagka-hindi ko maplanong tao ay mas akma sa…
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In Motion
04
Jun
By Corheinne Joyce Colendres
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In Motion

by CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES I have always had everything planned. I knew what I wanted to do since the beginning; I had a planner that detailed my entire day and how I should go through it, I rarely made split-second decisions because I have had everything laid out since dawn…
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A little is enough
04
Jun
By Reyanne Louise Ampong
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A little is enough

by REYANNE LOUISSE AMPONG Each one of us faces victories and setbacks in life and we have different ways to celebrate them or deal with them. There are times when you just feel like everything is going downhill and there are also times when a wave of sadness suddenly hits you…
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