Keeping my mental health in good condition allows me to handle my emotions and stress appropriately. It took me years before I found the courage to improve myself. It may not be an easy journey but I’ve been trying my best not to feel pressured and to just trust my own pace. Here are six …
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259 trees are soon to be cut and here’s what you can do to save them
It’s as if the government hasn’t seen much of the impacts of natural disasters in the recent years as they still plan to cut down hundreds of trees along the Fil-Am Friendship Hi-Way in Angeles City. Just on the fourth day of this year, the court junked the Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) granted to …
2020: visions and blurs
It was supposed to be a special year. An end of a decade and a start of a new one. It was a year projected to be prosperous, no matter what endeavor we are in. We all had that “20-20 Vision”, then suddenly everything was a blur. Being in the field of media, we were …
The unfortunate case of Justin Dizon, not me
Earlier this week, one netizen posted a comment on my social media page asking me if I am related with Pinoy Big Brother’s controversial housemate Justin Dizon who also hails from the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. It was not surprising at all but it felt quite different because for the longest time, I have …
Relearning our language, identity through a Kapampángan folk song
Being a Kapampángan who went to UST, I was often asked by my classmates about the famous folk song Atin Ku Pûng Singsing as a conversation starter. I honestly loved how the song was associated with my roots, for it was also the first Kapampángan song I learned when I started talking. And it’s not …
Pampanga is reversing migration
Gone are the days when most Kapampangans aspire to work in Metro Manila. The traffic jams, congested villages, rising cost of living, and just this year, the skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 made the country’s capital an undesirable community. Even before the pandemic happened, I’ve heard of several Cabalens opting to build a career in our …