By Anthony Khalil B. Bagolor Negligence deals the cards, and our youth pay the price. Gambling is no longer confined to casinos. It has now slipped into classrooms, phones, and most distressingly, the lives of several Filipino students. In recent months, the nation has witnessed an alarming increase in online gambling websites and promotions in…
Category: Probe
Behind the Board: In Defense of our Educators
By Jelena Villorente
The month of October comes forth as a celebration of the noble career of teaching, inspiring us students to commemorate our educators and recognize the effort they put into nurturing our young minds. What we don’t see, however, is the effort they also put into withstanding the challenges that lace the pedagogical profession, especially in the Philippines — and as World Teacher’s Day comes and goes, we are brought to salute and respect them for the grit they never fail to possess.
Shackled in Silence: Commemorating Martial Law
By Jelena Villorente
As the commemoration of Martial Law reaches its 53rd year, we’re faced with a dwindling light that must be kept burning in remembrance of the atrocities that transpired throughout those dark years. Today, we feel the remnants of the corruption that failed to dissolve in the long past — and fighting it once again manifests in the voices of Filipinos who refuse to remain shackled in silence.
When the Mind Speaks
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…
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?
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