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No conflict between Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day — UST vice rector

15

Feb

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No conflict between Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day — UST vice rector

ASH WEDNESDAY should not be about sadness and does not need to clash with the celebration of Valentine’s Day since it centers on the love of Jesus who offered his life to save humanity, a Dominican priest said. In his homily during the university-wide Ash Wednesday mass, UST Vice Rector…

14

Feb

By Nicole Samson

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A Dove Born of Ashes

Embers flickered of a dying, crumbling home. my fingers stained gray of sin, regret, and ruin of hope. it crushed what the flame broke what it took and what it left. ashes upon ashes of what used to be reminders of lit matches and scorched petals. winds…

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…

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…

14

Feb

By The Flame Literary

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Focal Point

By CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA Whenever I am with you, I learn how to decipher the smallest things. I like how you run your delicate fingers through your hair after every laughter, including the attractive smirk your lips make when I stare at you for too long. I know…

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

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…

14

Feb

By The Flame Literary

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Surreal

By FATIMA B. BADURIA I look away every time because I have never known twin pools before, crystal waters aglow seemingly enchanting, sending ripples in a sudden beat to my chest then to every ragged breath, oddly disconcerting when they stay too long, right before my eyes. And not…

14

Feb

By The Flame Literary

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Click

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO She always took photos of what she liked—whether they were flowers on a bright summer day or a guy she had feelings for. You could always tell it through her smiles behind the viewfinder. With every polaroid photo she took, she would ask for my…

14

Feb

By The Flame Literary

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Sa Aking Himlayan

Mahal, nakakapagod. Sa muli, nadagdagan ang mga destinasyong hindi mahanap, mga daanang mahirap tahakin, at mga kostumer na inipin. Talagang nagbago na ang aking kahusayan sa trabaho magmula noong tayo’y magsama sa ilalim ng iisang bubong. Sa bawat segundo ng aking pagmamaneho, isip ko’y okupado ng iyong mga babala tungkol…

14

Feb

By The Flame Literary

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Three Words

It can only take three words to change everything. That was what I reminded myself as I walked out of the library, tightly clutching the books I had borrowed. With every step, I willed myself to ignore the thoughts in my head telling me to stop what I was intending…