Opinion
Kuwentong Peyups: Two decades of Virgin Lab Fest
“MAY asim pa” is an appreciative Tagalog phrase often heard in stories about middle-aged women. Literally translated, it means “still has sourness.”
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Keeping the vigil of faith
THIS is how our life should be lived. No matter how brilliant and intellectually and naturally gifted we are, we should always be guided by faith, making it the abiding light of our life, otherwise we would miss the most important goal of our life.
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My ‘Ka Louie’ encounter
BACK when I was still finding my footing as a young journalist, I was armed with little more than a Sony Ericsson phone, an insatiable curiosity, and a burning desire to land my first major exclusive.
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Fully carbed
WEEKENDS are for sleeping, eating, reading books, repeat. Learning continues through reading perhaps because I tend to read anything that piques my curiosity.
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Anxiety
“ANXIETY/Keep on trying me/Feel it quietly/Tryna silence me, yeah/Anxiety/Shake it off of me/Somebody’s watching me/It’s my anxiety.”
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And just like that, we take it black
Four women, no sugar, and a friendship steeped in time, truth, and caffeine.
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Kuwentong Peyups: Photojournalism, fake news, copyright
THE equivalent of fake news can be found in most periods of history, though it was not yet widely understood then or used as a term.
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Belly dance
ONE dance step at a time, one day at a time. This must be the mantra for our belly dancing class where our core has to prove that it’s now capable of dancing like a snake.
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Glow up
“AND I’ll be your crying shoulder/I’ll be love’s suicide/And I’ll be better when I’m older/I’ll be the greatest fan of your life,” the Muzak went as I waited for documents at a government office. I almost asked, Puede mag-request?
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The gift of gab and other human tragedies
I promised myself I would hold my tongue when it comes to commentary. I’ve written my fair share of rants, closed the iPad, and told myself, “That’s it. Enough!” But here we are again.
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Kuwentong Peyups: UP students dominate 2025 CineMapua Short Film Festival
STUDENTS from the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) received major awards in the recent 21st CineMapua Student Film Festival held from May 19 to May 23, 2025 at Mapua University.
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Marcos Jr.’s political gamble: Electoral calculations Blbehind the Sabah dispute and its regional cost
On the eve of the midterm elections, Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reignited the long-standing Sabah sovereignty dispute—a move packaged as a defense of “historical justice” but in reality a desperate ploy following the collapse of his approval rating to 25%.
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