The first (and only) issue of The Scholastican that I was able to release as its Editor-in-Chief was released during the height of the infamous burial of Former Pres. and dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. I can clearly remember how stressed and excited I was to release the said issue. After all, it was my team's brainchild and yet, I could not help but feel so down. My knees felt week and I could taste bile in my tongue as I edit the articles that my writers sent to me. It was not their...

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August 7th, 2017: Women wearing white blouses tucked inside their navy blue skirts while sporting black high heels sprouted back on the streets of Taft Avenue. Yes, that day was the start of the school year for St. Scholastica's College and weird enough, I wasn't one of those women clad in blue skirts. I was wearing a pair of jeans and a simple shirt and instead of walking towards Leon Guinto, I stopped in front of Jollibee Vito Cruz to wait for a single van to carry me towards P. Campa street for another day of review classes....

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I thought I would cry during my last Blue & White Affair as I finally let go of my title as Editor-in-Chief of The Scholastican. I was really waiting for that single moment that will move me to tears. But it never came. No tears were shed instead, a huge grin appeared on my face. I was smiling from ear to ear. I was smiling not only because I was able to survive the year or the accomplishments I had. I was smiling because I felt so proud as I look at the faces surrounding me: my TS...

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Once upon a time, the Spaniards came to the Philippines to invade us. They succeeded and made the Philippines their colony for 300 long years. And, why were they able to colonize us for that long? The answer is quite simple. They ensured that the Filipinos remain ignorant so they can easily manipulate us. They made sure that we remain indios so that we cannot revolt, so that we cannot be free. Fast forward to the present.. Once upon a time, St. Scholastica's College - Manila held a noise barrage condemning the burial of Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos at...

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Disclaimer: All words, sentences and paragraphs are all of my own. If you cannot understand or accept opinions that is against your own, I suggest that you stop reading. I will not judge you for doing so. But please don't judge me for what I've written.  In our Rizal class, my group was given the task to discuss Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. I will not delve in to our report but here is a gist of what it was about. Machiavelli is considered as one of the most important people in the Renaissance period. He worked for the...

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