Perspectives

Scared of writing this
30
Apr
By Fate Emerald Colobong
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Scared of writing this

By FATE EMERALD M. COLOBONG On July 5, 1991, the Philippine government enacted the Campus Journalism Act, which aims to protect the freedom of campus journalists and campus publications. However, what good is a law that protects the establishment of a free campus press if school administrations can decide that…
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The commerce behind streaming platforms
30
Apr
By Mark Joseph Fernandez
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The commerce behind streaming platforms

By MARK JOSEPH B. FERNANDEZ Before the rise of the New Media Age wherein people can easily access aural and visual materials for recreational purposes using the internet, movie and song rental retailers were some of the main avenues for home entertainment beside free television programs and movie and song…
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The bane of Intramuros and Binondo
01
Jan
By Kristela Danielle Boo
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The bane of Intramuros and Binondo

By KRISTELA DANIELLE S. BOO No matter what other benefits it may give, any improvement that causes harm is not an improvement at all. The Chinese government-funded construction of the bridge that will soon link Binondo and Intramuros aims to ease traffic congestion and increase commercial activity in the area. However,…
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Fearing the shears
01
Jan
By Danea Patricia Vilog
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Fearing the shears

‘Tis the season for graduation photoshoots and the season that one and a half years of avoiding beauty salons have finally boiled down to. Perhaps one and a half years is a slight exaggeration, but growing a shoulder length Dora the Explorer bob into a waist length waterfall of dark…
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“Walang kwenta,” really?
01
Jan
By Reyanne Louise Ampong
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“Walang kwenta,” really?

By REYANNE LOUISSE AMPONG   Last October, I turned 19 and I spent it with three of my friends in a place I never thought I would spend my birthday at: the Department of Health Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Bicutan (DOH-TRC Bicutan). We were a little bit nervous the first time…
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Lack of candidates reflects Artlets’ apathy
30
Dec
By Julia Mari Ornedo
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Lack of candidates reflects Artlets’ apathy

by JULIA MARI T. ORNEDO In April 2017, elections for the new set of Central Student Council (CSC) Executive Board officers was marred by mass abstentions by the Thomasian electorate. The question that loomed immediately after the controversial elections was: have Thomasians become apathetic? Many Thomasians argued that the outcome…
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A bigger battle
30
Dec
By Corheinne Joyce Colendres
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A bigger battle

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES All three branches of the government have become terrifying since the beginning of the current president’s rule. It is as if all Filipinos have no one left to trust, because what can the people do when the ones who they have placed in power—people who were…
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Filipino Jokes Vol. 5
30
Dec
By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong
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Filipino Jokes Vol. 5

By ALI IAN MARCELINO V. BIONG In Aristotle’s Rhetoric, he says one way a speaker can make an audience laugh is by violating their expectations in telling a story. Philosophers such as Soren Kierkegaard and Immanuel Kant later took on this approach, which is now called the Incongruity Theory: a…
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The sorry state of affairs in AB
28
Nov
By Julia Mari Ornedo
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The sorry state of affairs in AB

By JULIA MARI T. ORNEDO THE ST. RAYMUND de Peñafort building has not aged well. Like an ailing elderly man, the 54-year-old building finds itself plagued with more and more problems every year. The toilets in the building have never known the sight of clear water; the faucets, on occasion,…
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