Boon and Bane of Martial Law from a 1985 kid’s perspective

Having been born at the end of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos’ Martial Law Regime, I have no personal experience with what the Filipino majority would say as the darkest era in the Philippine government’s history. It was at this time where the writ of habeas corpus was suspended which took away the citizen’s right to defend themselves in court. This event allowed the Marcos regime to rein the Philippines in two decades inflicting terror and fear in the hearts and minds of every Filipino.

Though I have no insight about the Martial Law era, its consequences have been bugging not only me but also the Filipino nation. More

Sex Ed in the City!

Sex is somewhat a foreign and non-conservative term in the Philippines. Its introduction through Sex Education in the Philippine curriculum has gathered thousands of criticisms from all walks of life.

Ultra conservative groups say that it will just open the youth’s mind to immoral acts and thus negating its objective of making the youth aware of the dangers of engaging in such activities. Furthermore, they believe that the youth’s parents are still the most qualified person who can teach everything about sex. More

Beneath those sweet nothings

"I love you because I love you"

"I love you because you complete me"

"I love you because you love me"

People answer these statements when asked why they love their partners -- vague yet full of emotions. And these I think are several of the reasons why people tend to fall out of love.

General answers that make ones heart happy basically uplifts your loved ones spirit, reassuring him or her that he or she is secured with you. But what about factors such as communication, trust, loyalty? Does love overpower such factors? More

If I Was the One

I see the way he treats you
I feel the tears you cry
And it makes me sad
And it makes me mad
There’s nothing I can do, baby

'Cause your lover is my best friend
And I guess that’s where the story ends
So I've gotta try to keep it inside
You will never be, never be mine

But if I was the one who was loving you, baby
The only tears you’d cry would be tears of joy
And if I was by your side
You’d never know one lonely night

And if it was my arms you were running to
I’d give you love in these arms of mine
If I was the one in your life

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Reality bites: Job hunting sucks

I woke up at 6am this morning after 8-hours of watching Slamdunk last night and roughly 7 hours of sleeping. This day is my free day and I scheduled the job interviews for the several companies who were bugging me during class hours last week.

First stop was IBM Daksh (do not ask me what the hell does daksh mean 'coz I don't know either), which was at the EDSA Central Pavilion Mall in Shaw. I arrived at the office at around 9:45, 15 minutes earlier than the required time. The place was cool, literally, the modern look and the freaking' room temperature, but I was rather hot and perspiring. The tension was getting the better of me. More

Superstar

Don't you remember you told me you love me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby.
I love you, I really do.

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KALIPI holds blogging workshop

The Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas (KALIPI) held its first Advocacy Journalism seminar on media entitled "Advocacy Journalism: Basic Writing and Blogging Seminar", last September 10, at the KALIPI National Headquarters, Sta. Mesa, Manila.

KALIPI National Secretary General Jan Argy Tolentino opened the seminar with an overview of what blogging is all about and its current impact on the national and international markets. He stressed on the significance of the web log, also known as blog, as a new paradigm for people who wants to air their opinions to the readers. More