Consider the air you’re breathing right now as the last bit of subsidized oxygen you’ll ever get. Prior to graduating, you rode academia’s conveyor belt of manufactured ‘participation’ progress, a systemic conveyor belt designed to move you forward as long as you didn’t jump off. Now, the belt has stopped. You are standing at the edge of a… Read More »
THEY PRAY BEFORE THEY PREY depraved traditions of uninterrupted servility persist conspicuously ingrained by foreboding mechanisms vulnerable to predatory systems of living in the gutter from centuries of unmitigated oppression and misery insidious moguls regulate the market at their behest unilateral decision is made in delusions of solipsism downturns impact hens on nest while dogs saunter but horned… Read More »
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition where the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. In simple terms, healthy kidneys act like the body’s natural cleaning system; when they weaken, waste builds up, leading to fatigue, swelling, high blood pressure, and other serious complications. CKD often develops silently over… Read More »
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: job seekers are often their own worst enemies; an obvious example is how they utilize AI lazily. By mass-applying and copying-pasting AI output to their prompts without editing, job seekers hoping for shortcuts and to lessen their job search efforts are flooding employers with what amounts to 100% Grade… Read More »
The irresistible lure of the city of Paris, with its inimitable backdrop of art and fashion, substantiates an inevitable cinematic grandeur of sorts. Paris Fashion week boldly speaks of its ostentatious spectacle of apparel display on runway. With an A-list of celebrities flocking to either watch or grace the catwalk during this event, it is just an overflowing… Read More »
In 2026, being ‘qualified’ is merely the price of entry into the job market. A major challenge for job seekers is that hiring managers are inundated with AI-slop, creating ‘all the same’ applications that are not only uninspiring, but also render a candidate’s qualifications invisible. Nowadays, job seekers need a job search strategy that catches the attention of… Read More »
what you see is what you think you see the colour wheel of popular democracy makes an illusion of communal harmony surreptitiously framed by the bourgeoisie freedom is the brilliant colour of humanity squeezed out on palette of social justice mixes all sorts of liberty and opportunity to paint some semblance forging equality intricate brushstrokes by the bureaucracy… Read More »
The latest Bayanihan Pulse study by iVolunteer Philippines paints a vivid picture of a volunteer sector in transition—rooted in tradition yet rapidly adapting to the realities of modern life. Conducted between June and July 2024 with 406 respondents, the research reveals a sector defined by youthful energy, growing gender balance, and a deep cultural commitment to service. Yet… Read More »
The Enchiridion of Epictetus, by Stoic philosopher Epictetus (50 – 135 CE), opens with a straightforward truth: “Some things are in our control, and others are not.” What you control are your beliefs, opinions, impulses, desires, fears, perceptions, and responses. What you don’t control are others’ beliefs, opinions, impulses, desires, fears, perceptions, and behaviours. I tend to compartmentalize, which is… Read More »
The customary onslaught of promotional materials reassuring a tear-jerker movie continues to thrive in Philippine movie industry. Even if the line-up of cast is imposing enough to grab one’s curiosity, this overdramatic strategy keeps on resurfacing inordinately just to pull off the box office bottomline. No wonder this pitch has been deeply inveterate in Filipino psyches that often… Read More »