I wasn’t alive when the 1986 People Power Revolution happened. Everything I know about those four days in February comes from history books, stories, documentaries, and the recollections of others. Yet, one undeniable fact shines through all those accounts: millions of ordinary Filipinos came together to end a tyranny. They flooded EDSA with prayers and […]
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Cost of Unpaid Debts
There’s a strange weight when someone owes you something. It’s not just the financial loss, but the emotional toll of being taken for granted. Over time, I’ve dealt with people owing me money—some sums large, some small—but what’s always bothered me most is the lack of acknowledgment. The silence, the absence of apology, it all […]
If I Die Today, Who Will I Be?
525,600 minutes,5,000 moments so dear.25,600 minutes,How do you measure a year? If there’s one thing the past few years have taught me, it’s that life is incredibly short. One moment you’re laughing with someone you love, and then the next, they’re gone. You might brush someone off, never realizing that could be your last chance […]
Happy Anniversary, Baguio
February marks my first year in Baguio. I left Manila to live in Baguio during the pandemic. I can still remember parking my car inside the garage of my first home in the City of Pines as my dog Yakult hastily run towards the open gate of Easter Road to Bokawkan. Alongside cars and trucks, […]
Closing One Door, Opening Five More Years
My journey of being an entrepreneur started 7 years ago when I decided to leave my corporate job and set up a boutique ad agency. Without any investors, we worked our asses off to be able to have enough funds to start it up. Ultimately, we were swindled by our CEO. All of our monies […]