Opinion pieces and personal perspectives from our columnists.
As dynastic politics and disinformation tighten their grip on Philippine elections, a new generation of voters is testing whether information—not inheritance—can still decide who gets to govern.
A meditation on why the leaders—national and campus-level alike—who cry the loudest about criticism are often the ones most in need of hearing it.
A 21-year-old computer science student takes stock of a life spent chasing excellence instead of passion, and finds that the closest thing to an answer is simply wanting to be happy.
When passion and survival can't both be afforded, one student asks what's actually left of her once she's finished choosing practicality.
A national contest-journalism champion argues that trophies and medals mean little if student journalists don't bring that same fire to the streets, where the stakes are real.
A meditation on how a childhood built around self-reliance can curdle into isolation, and what it costs to keep proving you don't need anyone.
After the university quietly cut the daily activity period, a student traces how an hour meant for clubs and downtime became the difference between a campus with a pulse and one that just processes students.