poems
THE STATE OF BROADBAND IN THE PHILIPPINES
According to the data compiled by Speedtest Global Index in April 2018, Iceland has the fastest mobile internet download speed in the world. It scored an average 65.90 Mbps against the global average of 22.61 Mbps. Among the countries in Asia, only Singapore made it...
SARANGGOLA
“This is not the day I was looking forward to. I certainly did not expect that it would end like this because I’m not good at saying goodbye. Downhill, I was desperately trying to hold back tears. I had been taken in as an employee without any expectations of what...
LETTERS TO A WOMAN IN THE FIRE
For Mrs Eleanor Pal-a Telva Mapangdol. I miss you everyday, mama. I love you so much. It has been six years since the wastelands stopped burning. Its blackness is evanescent of the historic menace that made her life tragically a stole and its remnants gave rise...
CHALLENGING THE POLITICAL VALUES OF JUAN DELA CRUZ
Values reformation. This is how change will begin. In a country characterized by decades of political division, the people have used blame as a way to leverage their hunger for change. It’s the President’s fault, they say. It’s his political opponents’ fault, they...
THE VIBRANCY OF COMING HOME
The door’s always open. But you’re never there. The lamp’s always burning but you’re never there. Your parents are waiting but you’re never there. Your community is waiting but you’re never there. In a country bound by close family ties and enduring culture, stories...
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT BROADBAND COMPANIES
About UsIf you’re a prepaid subscriber, you’re a loser. If you’re missing an intersecting line in a given coordinate, you’re a loser. If you’ve tried all broadband sticks in a single year, you’re definitely a loser. At least that’s what I think, when in just a year, I...