Adages—sayings that have stood the test of time. Increasingly, the Internet and social media are reinforcing the truth behind many common sayings. Since the advent of the Internet, we’ve been inundated with ads promising the impossible—wealth overnight, flawless skin in days, or losing 20 kg in 7 days. Our feeds are a minefield of “too good to be… Read More »
“I’m telling the Filipino people, not me, it’s going to be bloody, because I will not sit there as president and just like any other regime, say, ‘That’s all I can do.’ If you put me there, don’t fuck with me.” “Am I the death squad? True. That is true.” —Rodrigo Duterte. One of the endearing qualities of… Read More »
“Despite our suffering, nobody cares about us. We have shared our stories, but even then, they have not done anything for us.” – Leyla Telo, a survivor of the Yazidi genocide. Some films make you “realize.” Ezda, a short documentary film by emerging Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker Halime Aktürk, in which Ezda, a survivor of the Yazidi genocide carried out… Read More »
Isang pamilya magkakalaban sa pulitika Para sa akin walang itulak kabigin sa kanila Dahil sa pagtulong sa kapwa sila ay kilala Kaya mamamayan ng bayan natin minahal sila Pero kung ako ang tatanungin? Bakit natin sila paglalabanin? Kung iisa naman ang kanilang layunin Ipagpatuloy ang pagiging matulungin Ngunit ang pamilyang ito sa serbisyo ay kilala na Masasabing sa… Read More »
Sometimes, we need some idleness in life to come up with beautiful thoughts; there’s also joy in doing nothing, freeing our minds from life’s stressors. On sending this little thought recently to a lady friend, Dinia, a retired nurse based in Texas, she responded, “Oh, yes, I agree with you. We all need to take time out for… Read More »
An ostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening, called a stoma, to allow waste to exit the body when normal functions are disrupted. This procedure is often necessary due to medical conditions such as colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, or traumatic injury. Depending on the affected organ, patients may undergo a colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy, each designed… Read More »
You don’t own your job; your employer does, making the phrase “my job” an oxymoron. Layoffs illustrate that jobs belong to employers, not employees. In 2025, as layoffs remain prevalent and the economy becomes more unpredictable, job seekers, as if in denial, continue to equate finding a job with finding a permanent home. This mindset leads to prolonged… Read More »
Social media amplifies the fact that people will quibble over anything. LinkedIn isn’t immune to this type of, for lack of a better word, “engagement.” The latest quarrelling is over whether or not 80% of all jobs aren’t advertised, the estimated (keyword) size of the hidden job market, an estimate that’s been tossed around for as long as… Read More »
The PLM community loves you, President Sonny Reyes By Willie Jose Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila President Atty. Sonny Reyes is managing the affairs of the university in an enjoyable and loving way, to the delight of all the school’s stakeholders. Because of this hands-on way of managing the PLM, he is considered “Itay” by most of the… Read More »
By: Joshua San Juan During World War 2, Japan occupied the Philippines from around 1941 to 1945. It first started with a major bombing on American forces in the Philippines, merely several hours after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbour. Then over the course of the remainder of the occupation and by extension the war, bombing runs across… Read More »