Today, we rose—united, aflame,against corruption’s endless game. Our voices thunder, fierce and clear,shaking halls where power sneers.Within that four-cornered palace high,our cry of truth will split the sky,and stone by stone, those walls will fall,for justice waits...
“We, the sovereign Filipino people” A preamble that seems to only exist in name, So that those with serpent skins of greed Have you be used for their own personal gain. Can’t you hear the cries of your people? The grief of mothers clutching bloodied coffins, The pleas...
I'm thirty floors up and my shoes are set aside, My feet planted on the ledge to catch an early flight. I shut my eyes, I breathe and think, A caricature of memories flashes before me in a blink. I think of my mother and the child she'll have lost, The burden she's...
I think I saw it before anyone else did—the way he looked at her,with soft eyes and sweet smiles,like every moment with herwas a scene from a movie. It started small:a glance that lingered a second too long,an inside joke that made them both blush.Eventually, everyone...
Isang digmaan ang lansangan,Ngiti ng hari ang hudyat ng dusa,Isang utos—buhay nawala.Masaya bang paglaruan sila? Para bang piyesa—hawak mo ang tadhanaSa kapangyarihan mong nanalaytayTao’y nagmistulang manikang taga sunodKaya’t...
Nang minsa’y dumampi ang tubig sa uhaw mong bayan Winasak na ang tanikalang gumagapi Panatag na ang kaluluwang naghinagpis Ngunit isang kamay ang muling humaplos, Magaspang, marumi, at hindi kanais-nais Hanggang sa humantong sa...
Isa. Dalawa. LIMA!Lima pa, dalawa sa kanan tatlo sa kaliwa.Mahuli sa pila’y s'yang kawawaPasaherong pahulihin, siyang laging taya. Tumutulo ang pawis.Kumakaripas.Lumiliksi.Nagmamadali akong lumundag sa dyip.Walang pasaherong hindi mahahagipSa dalang sobreng kulubot at...
She steps inside, the room goes still,Everyone bends to her iron will.Her eyes, piercing like shards of ice,Her tone, just as precise. Our backs as straight as a wooden board,While her words cut like a sharpened sword.Her gaze,...
I stepped into the room, a mask of confidence worn, Yet inside, doubt was born. Before me lay a test, a dragon covered, With Rizal's legacy, my fate was revealed. Wisdom fled, for TikTok held my gaze, A siren's call luring me...
Simula nang maghiwalay sina mama at papaLaging ako na ang naglilinis ng bahayNawala ang nakabibinging sigawanNgunit naiwan ang kalat sa aming tahanan Walang pinalagpas na araw sa mga taonAt tuluyan nga akong napagod sa...