QUARANTHINGS – Sherisse Fernandez

“When the COVID-19 pandemic started, seeing the news from all over the world frightened me. I thought it was possible only in movies. It never came to my mind that it could happen in real life. We are currently grappling with an invisible deadly enemy, trying to understand how to live with threat posed by

QUARANTHINGS – Mhikaela Dela Rama

“The very first time that I heard about Covid 19’s spreading made me curious because people around the country got alarmed; making rubbing alcohol, face masks and other medical protective products in demand. Well at first it didn’t bother me at all and it only made me think that people all around me are just

QUARANTHINGS – Periel Matthew Panganiban

It was an early Friday morning, March 13 to be exact, and it was expected that there would be lesser students due to the fact that the administration has decided to send students, teachers, and staff home if they were found of a high temperature or symptoms of the virus. The main talk that was

QUARANTHINGS – Vince Sabillena

“During these times, it is a value that we must practice. Don’t get me wrong that patience is unimportant, it is a virtue. It has always been important but it has become more necessary as time passes. The government, doctors and even our parents remind us: we are living in a world that is different

QUARANTHINGS – Sable Narvadez

“I played endless Telegram games with my friends, stayed up all night finishing shows on Netflix, tried working out and failed, streamed my favorite idol fancams, and even celebrated my brother’s birthday while stuck at home. But trust me, the plan I initially had for summer was so much more than that. “You’ve got a

QUARANTHINGS – Alexa Aguirre

“Helplessness, fear and hope – emotions that rage inside me as I watch my country, my motherland, the Philippines, plunge into further calamity as the pandemic continues its world conquest. Helplessness cocoons my being as I laze on our couch, scrolling through my Facebook feed, feeling a phantom pain in my chest seeing frontliners crying

QUARANTHINGS – Kit Anthony Pahuyo

“It’ll be fine”, said my optimism, unaware of the absolute mess that’s going to happen in the weeks to come: Cases piling up left and right, families being torn apart, the mental strain that staying at home has, people struggling to get simple everyday things, the scent of ever rampant tyranny, powers turning against the

QUARANTHINGS – Celine Andrea Tam

“The situation right now is tough, especially for those who are risking their lives at the front lines just to save ours. In our country, majority of the citizens are not privileged enough to be chilling at home and just wondering what activity to do next. With 16.6% of its people living in extreme poverty,

QUARANTHINGS- Carmel Therese Cu

” […] Most of my fellow Filipinos, namely our frontliners, minimum wage workers, the less fortunate, and so on, are suffering because of this crisis. As I comfortably lounge at home composing this essay, people are risking their lives by violating the community quarantine just to have something to put on the table. People are

QUARANTHINGS: Elaine Guevarra

“The year 2020 was expected to be our year. After an extensive stretch of pain and devastation, we figured it would be where these ends. But things came out slightly different from what we expected it to be. An unexpected visitor has shaken us all—even the powerful countries couldn’t control it. We don’t have the