By Jelena Villorente Trigger warning: This article contains topics about suicide and mental health issues. Angst is a feeling that seems to be ubiquitous in nature, a feeling that not many may be able to name when it first hits, but still know all the same. It’s a feeling that’s grasped by people in vastly…
Category: Probe
Floods of Betrayal: Disparity amid a Rainy Scene
By Jelena Villorente
STOLEN: As Habagat showers continue to sweep the weather charts, the spotlight has now turned to the very initiatives meant to prevent the average Filipino from wading in knee-deep water — the flood control projects that now seem to be forsaken. With investigations zeroing in on contractors and nepo babies drawing flak on social media, evidence of the perennial culture of corruption has already begun to unfold, all amalgamating to wrench a cry out of the Filipinos that continue to be stolen from.
Wikang Wasak-Wasak
By Jelena Villorente
UGNAY: Ang Pilipinas ay isang bansang binubuo ng napakaraming lengguwahe; bawat isla, lungsod, at rehiyon ay may kani-kaniyang diyalekto kahit saang lugar ka man mapadpad. Bukod sa lokasyon, maaari din nating iugnay ang dibersidad ng wika sa iba’t ibang mga panlipunang pangkat at ang mga magkakaibang kulturang sinasalamin ng mga ito — ngunit, sa kabila ng pagkadinamiko ng ating pananalita, umiiral pa rin ang herarkiya ng wika sa ating lipunan, at ang paghuhusgang nagiging bunga nito.
Late Streaks, Busier Streets: Ateneo and its Stuffy Traffic
By JJ Villorente
STUCK: Metro Manila is undoubtedly notorious for its heavy traffic — and within the Ateneo de Manila University campus, things are certainly no different. While traffic is inextricably linked to everyone’s everyday routines, this phenomenon seemed to have worsened over the past few days as students began suffering with frequent lateness. Even when consideration cannot so easily be vested, understanding this deeply-rooted issue is still a great must — especially when some students have it harder than others.
Lakad ng Lumad: Mga Tagapag-alaga ng Kultura
Ni Jelena Villorente Mula sa mga matataas na kabundukan hanggang sa mga mahahabang dalampasigan, nananatiling buhay ang mga ugat ng kulturang Pilipino — at ito’y pinayayaman ng mga pamayanan ng lumad na namumuhay nang mapayapa sa mga lugar na ito. Patahimik at patago man ang kanilang paglalakbay, nananaig pa rin sila sa pag-unlad ng awtentikong…
Vows that Raise Eyebrows: A Probe into the SONA
By Jelena Villorente For the fourth time in his administration, President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr. delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on the afternoon of July 28th, 2025. Under the nation’s eye, his speech was awaited with profound expectation — most especially in pertinence to the harrowing events that recently came awash….
Amidst A Failing Stronghold
By Jelena Villorente
OVER AND OVER: Evident in perpetual rainfall and high-rise floods, Habagat greets the Philippines in its unabashed wave of severe obstacles. Amidst these issues, however, decentralized efforts to address them failed our populace year after year. The struggle persists, and the questions loom: How much longer until these hindrances finally subside? When will these repeated mistakes truly be learned from?
In Strengthening the Threshold
By Jelena Villorente
PROBE: With the dawn of school year 2025–2026, a major shift strides in, pronounced in the form of DepEd’s Strengthened Senior High School Curriculum. Pursuant to enhancing the current quality of education through refining a rickety curriculum, DepEd’s agenda is audacious and noble — yet, for the future of our bright students, systemic change may be the very thing we need.
Drained Dignity
By Jelena Villorente
With the emergence of recognition surrounding the woman who clambered out of a Makati drain, the topic of the marginalized is again up for discourse, one that is starkly painted against the gradual desensitization of today’s age. Engendered by a media spectacle, this long-established issue is brought to the table once more — even when reality tells us to never set it aside.
Kaduda-dudang Kalayaan
Sulat ni Hanan
Sa pagdiriwang natin ng ika-127 taon mula nang makamit ang ating kalayaan, mahalagang huminto at pagnilayan ang ating pag-unlad bilang isang bansa, gayundin ang mga hamon na humahadlang sa ating kalayaan — lalo na sa kasalukuyang panahon. Sa kabila ng ating itinatag na kalayaan, tayo ay bilanggo pa rin ng ating nakaraan habang patuloy tayong nalilito sa ating sariling pagkakakilanlan at kultura. Tunay nga bang tayo ay isang malayang bansa o kaduda-duda pa rin ito, sanhi ng impluwensya mula sa ibang bansa pati na rin ang kaisipan ng mga Pilipino?
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