by: France It is evident in our society that poverty is one of the major quandaries ravaging our country and its people. Poverty is a state in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials to enjoy a minimum standard of life and well-being that's considered acceptable in society. More than 26 million Filipinos remain poor with almost half, or...

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by: FranceYour smile makes me cringe that I can’t sleepYour eye makes me insane that I cut myself so deepWhy do we live?Why do we give?Why believe?Why do we need to live in order to give to what we believe?I am hatedI am lovedI still keep longing for love that I cannot haveI keep searchingAnd what I search is what I haveAnd what...

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by: Rommaine As a curious teenager, there will be days that you will feel the urge to try different things in life. It may lead you to the right or wrong path. I’ve tried several things that resulted in failure and lost of hope. There are days when all I can see is darkness and all I can hear is raging voices. There’s...

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by: Rommaine Hindi mapawi ang mga ngiti saaking labi noong panahon na aking nalaman na kami ng aking pamilya ay pupunta sa Pangasinan: ang lugar at ang tahanan na laging bukas at handang tumanggap saaming lahat.  Sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko sa sobrang kagalakan. Ako’y nagagalak, dahil sa wakas ay akin na ulit makikita ang mga Pinsan ko at mga Tituhin...

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by: Rommaine As a graduating student, I cannot stop myself from reminiscing every moment that me and my friends have shared inside and outside of St. Edward integrated school. The non-stop jokes and the learnings we’ve shared for almost 10 months. I found a place where I can be myself.. A place where I can express my true emotions and to be the...

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by: Genesis "Nag-iinarte lang iyan" "Sus. Kulang lang yan sa pansin"      Habang abala ang lahat na paligayahin ang mga sarili, mag-isa mong tinatakpan ang tainga mula sa ingay sa labas. Ganoon rin ay tinakpan mo ang iyong mga labi upang masigurado na hindi ka na makakapagbitaw ng ngiti.       Paunti-unti ay nakulong ka sa sarili mong takot at ang...

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''Flirty'', ''Bitchy'', ''Slut'', ''Whore'', ''Hoe'' In modern culture, if a woman is having sex with multiple partners she is called a slut but in our world today, sexual experience is not criteria to be called by that way. This word has a lot of meanings that come with a variety of negative connotations. The term is used to degrade and belittle women for...

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by: JV A girl from a barrio goes to the city to find a job. She is the second oldest out of the siblings of the family and even though she came from a family where money was just enough for food, she managed to finish an educational course. which  led her to find a job in the means of going away from...

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By: Kyzha There is no denying the fact that a good teacher is responsible for the all-around development of the student, a good teacher easily motivates the student according to their requirement and make them responsible citizens of the country and that makes their importance is more in our life. “Makagraduate lagi mo, tarong ug salig lang” words from an amazing teacher who...

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By: Genesis      "Sadly, there was no early warning, it just happened", said Sarina, a 32-year old mother who survived the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that left the the island of Sulawesi devastated. She is on her way home afternoon of September 28, when her house starts trembling. She was not afraid at first but the quake happened for three times that made her...

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By: France It is evident in our society that poverty is one of the major quandaries ravaging our country and its people. Poverty is a state in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials to enjoy a minimum standard of life and well-being that's considered acceptable in society. More than 26 million Filipinos remain poor with almost half, or...

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By: France Before the school year ends I just want to express myself and the happiness inside my heart because of some special people. Those special people are my friends that walked together with me until the very last days of the school year. Along the journey we took are memories that forever will remain in our hearts. At our last day in...

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By: France The fiery tip of my cigarette is the only thing that lights up my surrounding right now. You know when we are living in a dark and sad world when some people chose to buy happiness at the price of their own mortality. Cigarette has been the very companion I have at miserable times. It's the only thing I can count...

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By: Kyzha “She had the perfect party planned only to be ruin by her ex” I went through a break up that took me several years to get over. He was intelligent, loving and ridiculously handsome, a perfect man for a woman who always a messed up all her entire life and a love that has been prayed over nights under the shimmering...

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By: Kyzha Gallivanters on Wheels!                 I woke up 4 am in the morning by the harmonious tiktilaok of our neighbors hens, when you are in a province this will gonna be your immediate alarm clock and an effective reminder to start the morning early to have a productive day. I still got sleepy eyes on with a plan to spend a minute...

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By: Kyzha People go through a series of difficult experiences in life that might force them to contemplate their past. The more we discussed our regrets, the more we realized there were far more periods we would want to return to, and far more mistakes we would want to fix. A child were about to celebrate her 12th birthday. Growing up she have never really celebrated an important...

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By: Elizabeth Before, everything is perfect i feel that i am the happiest human being being existing in this world. I thought that this happiness i feel so for a lifetime and i can’t relate to those people who are suffering and experiencing heartbreaks because of the joy i felt that time. Going back to those days when he’s not yet around ,...

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By: Lorraine “Kapag namulat ka na sa katotohanan, kasalanan na ang pumikit.”                     Today was probably the most anticipated day i’ve ever waited to happen. We only had two days of exams for senior high school, and usually you’d have three. Our third day was not exams but our book launching. In the beginning of...

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By: Lorraine My day was coming along just fine, had several laughter with my friends, I got to go to immersion and earned myself hours,,, then afternoon came. I went to my usual place, at the back of the LS, the field. Every immersion I had, I would go to the field to relax and spend time with my friends. It was funny...

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By: Ashley Since I was young and until now, my parent loves to tell me stories about their humble beginning, where they grew up and how they met abruptly. They both lived and was raised in a province they said, but have never met. They were like shooting stars that have never crossed paths until a time came where they both planned to...

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by: Angelo Everyday we get struggles. Everyday we encounter problems that gets us breaking down every single time. Everyday we try to find a way out. Some may contemplate of ending their life but don't worry, one thing is certain, this too shall pass.  These things are just challenges that prepares us eventually for our future. If we do not experience such thing,...

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by: Angelo Dear Future Me, You are great among numerous of things. You are great with sports, making people laugh, having fun, being a good man to the love of your life, maybe not so much in your studies but at least you are good in something. In every smile you make, you make a mark in other people's lives. I hope you continue...

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by: Migelle Makatao. Maka-diyos. Makakalikasan. Makabansa. Tunay na ligaya ang masabihang isa kang Pilipino, ngunit paano ba maging isang Pilipino? Ako ay nasa inyong harapan upang talakayin ang dapat gawin upang maging isang Pilipino.Una sa lahat, magkaroon ng katangi-tanging talento. Maging mahusay sa lahat ng larangan. Ito man ay nasa arte o mga isports, kailangan mong maging mahusay. Kung hindi mo taglay ang...

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by: Brayant Everyday I wonder why the world is what it is. Why is it full of tragedies? Why do people hurt other people? Why do people kill other people in the name of beliefs? Will their god have a smile on their faces while they do it? Why do people do such things? What would the world be like if they just only...

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by: Brayant Having changes, whether it be big or not impacts our lives so much. It does not only affect our selves but also around the people around us. I have been studying in St. Edward Integrated School for about 5 years now. I wonder what will happen if I enrolled in a different school or if I never transferred schools. What would...

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by: Raph So this winning piece of my Spoken Word Poetry is very memorable to me because I didn't expect that I will be the champion knowing that there were good writers than me, also the challenge about this is that it should be related to the theme about Nutrion Month so its a big HOW to me but then I just tried...

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by: Raph Hindi ko alam kung ano ba talaga ang sinusulat ko ngayon, basta go with the flow na lang ako, sa kung ano masasabi at mababanggit ko dito ay hindi ko iyon pinag-isipan kasi minsan kung ano pa ang hindi pinagpaplanuhan yoon pa ang nagiging maganda sa kinalalabasan. Hi, ako nga pala si Abra, hindi ko tunay na pangalan, naging palayaw ko...

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by: Migelle People say that flashes of light appear before you when you die, or when you're about to die. These flashes of light are mainly composed of countless of memories you had when you were still alive. It was as if you are watching your own life but on high speed, as they all say. But does this really happen? What I...

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