For Filipinos, Christmas is a special holiday that they celebrate with family or someone they love: the long-awaited reunions, adults giving gifts, silly party games, and a warm feast of Noche Buena that brings everyone together. While homes across the country glow with colorful parols, over 2.16 million Filipinos are spending their holidays thousands of miles away—packing their “balikbayan” boxes instead of gifts, sending videos instead of hugs, and celebrating Christmas thr

Centered on journalism’s role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines (JSAP) National Conference 2025 gathered students, educators, and media practitioners on December 9, at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ (PUP) Bulwagang Balagtas. Organized by the PUP Department of Journalism (DOJ) in collaboration with the JSAP board members and partner institutions, the conference carried the theme “Journal

PHP 200: isang kilo ng manok. hindi na ‘yung tira-tira sa kanto—iyong buto’t balat nalang ang kinakagat-kagat at sinisipsip para lamang matikman ang lasa ng tsiken. PHP 180: para sa spaghetti—iyong nalulunod sa pulang sauce. gan’on kasi ang napapanuod ko sa t.v. tuwing sumasakay ako ng pampasaherong bus para magbenta ng chicharon. masarap kaya ‘yon? PHP 450: ham. ang sosyal, hindi para sa mga dukha gaya ko. pero sabi nila manamis-namis daw ito. kung makakatikim man ako, m