Dedicated to my Uncle Gary by Jyna Giselle Y. Trumata Swish. I hear the crashing of the waves to my right, begging me to turn and praise the beauty the sunset has to offer. Whoosh.Continue reading
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Para sa Bayan ko
By Vince Tiu (Class 2024) Para saan ba ang lahat ng pagkabigo? Araw-araw parang unos sa luhang tumulo. Rendahan ang lungkot at pagdududa. Aral ito para sa mga susunod na kabanata. Sabay-sabay tayong bumangon atContinue reading
Five Unconventionally Strong Women in Fiction
by Thei Roy (Class 2026) March is National Women’s Month, the one month when you’re legally required to worship women! (That’s a joke; you’re always legally required to worship women.) It’s mainly a reminder forContinue reading
1773 Members of the PGH Community Inoculated with Sinovac Vaccines in Vaccination Campaign Kickoff
By Rory Nakpil (Class 2022), Sean Sy (Class 2023), and Mark Teo (Class 2023) Amidst controversy, 1773 members of the UPCM-PGH community, including students, residents, staff, and retirees, came to the PGH atrium to beContinue reading
Beyond the Great Wall
By Jillian Uy (Class 2026) Photo by Markyn Kho (Class 2020) — The Filipino Chinese are Filipinos who descend from the Chinese diaspora resettled in the Philippines, many of whom are from the Fujian ProvinceContinue reading
and you shall breathe tomorrow
By Mark Teo (Class 2023) and you shall breathe tomorrow yet hold your tongue today until the storm has run its course and the nimbus rolls away concealed in rain the voice of thousands thatContinue reading
Spook-tacular Scares For Your Spooktober Needs
Just in case anyone needs reminding (as the months of being cooped up inside have addled all our external markers for time), Halloween, also known as the last day before Michael Bublé’s Christmas album canContinue reading
Tao Rin Pala 47: Voices.
By Sean Sy (Class 2023) “Omg. TRP na.” That line feels a bit different this time around. This year, there won’t be any scrambling to get chorale pieces perfected in time for the night ahead.Continue reading
Hiraya: UPCM Commencement Exercises 2020
By Abdelaziz Maldisa (2022) and Mark Teo (2023) Ever resolute, the UP College of Medicine (UPCM) Class of 2020 reaffirmed their commitment to serving the people in Hiraya, the 111th Commencement Exercises of UPCM. OnContinue reading
To Practice Medicine is to Serve Justice
Uriel Cachero UPCM 2020 This speech was delivered on behalf of the graduating class during Hiraya: The UP College of Medicine 111th Commencement Exercises. We’ve learned many things in our long journey through medical school.Continue reading