𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐘𝐏𝐈: 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐲

Clouds above clump and rainfalls crawl within windows and walls. The scenario during typhoons and storms always brings net negative outcomes to every region it crashes through.

Reelecting individuals with unresolved critical cases and questionable histories has long been a sign of a rotten system and ignorance among Filipinosᅳuntil even a group of intelligent, future lawyers ended up electing one.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” But does it really make the fish foolish? Or just the judgement? It is a conflict of a man versus himself once again for the Bicol University students as recent exchanges of hurtful words and ‘trashtalks’ were thrown–which only started with a humorous comment. While the scorching heat among colleges and campuses intensifies and feels like a tight game in the finals, the temperature on social media platforms remains unfazed and cranks up to a whole new level, as they kick-off a heated discourse about forte and intelligence hierarchy. This is after a consecutive exchange of debates regarding the comparison among Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (IPESR) and other colleges and programs of Bicol University.

”Nay, ano ang percentage ng nakakaligtas sa ganito?” When Cora Jazmines’ daughter asked this question, she did not know how to unriddle her response. It was as if the concrete answer was also taken away from her, and to this day has not yet been found.

Kasing kunat ng hindi-gaano napakuluang taba ang kasalukuyang pamamahala. Ilang buwan na ang lumipas simula nang nguyain ng mga Bueño ang mga katagang “University for Humanity” na tila nakapapagod sa panga at nakasusuka sa sikmura. Wari’y mga salitang pilit isinungalngal sa lalamuman upang hindi makahinga at makapagsalita.

Isinawsaw ko ito sa maliit na bote ng tinta, saka ipinahid sa isang malinis na papel habang dahan-dahang tinatalunton ang hugis ng unang titik na bubuo sa una kong salita. Bagama’t nakasanayan ko na, patuloy pa ring sinasakop ng mapakla nitong amoy ang aking utak—isang masalimuot na halimuyak ng nakaiinsultong paalala na kahit anong oras ay maaari itong maubos at mawala.