Judycel Ericka Paz The safe holds me back; slowly, I will shed to transcend. Three, two, one – go! We dive into the dark, and then, back into the light, gonorth, and then south, experiencing that life has its ups and downs rotating like anunhinged wheel, where struggles and detours are never-ending, and equivocations thatContinue reading “Metamorphosis: The Will to Shed and Transcend”
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History’s semicolon
Jamise Jiro Pancho More than seven billion homo sapiens currently reside in a marble within a galacticbeach of trillions of other marbles. Indeed, humans are not the first ones to live in suchan environment, but as far as we know, the more than seven billion mammals that haveconquered the Earth were the only sentient beingsContinue reading “History’s semicolon”
Anecdote from a ‘Special’ Student to His Alma Mater
Chanyel Fritz M. Tome It struck me in the gut when the only school that accepted me when I was a preelementary kid closed down during the pandemic. When I walked down the street wherewe used to play Langit Lupa at school, I was greeted with an “Apartment for Rent” sign infront of the schoolContinue reading “Anecdote from a ‘Special’ Student to His Alma Mater”
Growth in Confinement
Maria Aini R. Dudang One of the many constant phenomena in this world besides change is growth; withchange comes growth which is pretty much apparent. Everyone grows as they explorewhat their fate has exclusively in store for them. Unless faced with death, one does notstop growing. However, with growth comes various limitations as well. TheseContinue reading “Growth in Confinement”
Ship of Theseus
Humor me for a moment and imagine that you and other versions of you from the past and future are able to meet and discuss among yourselves the experiences each of you have. I’m certain that it would be a fruitful discussion. Yet, could you call the past version of you as “yourself” if theyContinue reading “Ship of Theseus”
Opisyal na Pahayag ng The Philosophical Society of UPLB Hinggil sa Ika-35 Anibersaryo ng 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
Pinatutunayan ng ating kasaysayan na kapag inabuso at pilit na pinatahimik, aalsa ang sambayanang Pilipino. Magagawa ng masa na patalsikin ang sinomang nasa pwesto sa ngalan ng demokrasiya, kapayapaan, at kaayusan sa parehong pamahalaan at lipunan. Sa ika-35 anibersaryo ng mapayapang pagpapatalsik sa diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos, nakikiisa ang Philosoc UPLB sa patuloy naContinue reading “Opisyal na Pahayag ng The Philosophical Society of UPLB Hinggil sa Ika-35 Anibersaryo ng 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution”
Official Statement of The Philosophical Society of UPLB on the Termination of UP-DND (Sotto-Enrile) Accord
When a fascist government exhausts all means to penetrate people’s bastion of democracy, resistance becomes necessary. In a society ruled by tyrannical public officials, our rights to free speech and mobilization have never been more compromised. With this, The Philosophical Society of UPLB strongly abhors to the highest degree the Department of National Defense’s moveContinue reading “Official Statement of The Philosophical Society of UPLB on the Termination of UP-DND (Sotto-Enrile) Accord”
Opisyal na Pahayag ng The Philosophical Society of UPLB Patungkol sa Sunod-Sunod na Pagpatay na Sangkot ang Pulis at Militar
Kasabay ng sunod-sunod na delubyo, kawalan ng pakialam ng pamahalaan, at karahasan na nangyayari sa ating bansa ay ang lumalawak na panawagan para sa katarungan. Dahil dito, marubdob ang aming layuning ipaabot sa mga tao ang aming pakikiisa sa pagsalungat sa gobyernong mapang-abuso sa karapatan ng mamamayan. Sa kabila ng kaliwa’t-kanang kaso ng pagyurak saContinue reading “Opisyal na Pahayag ng The Philosophical Society of UPLB Patungkol sa Sunod-Sunod na Pagpatay na Sangkot ang Pulis at Militar”
#WELGAUPLB: Official Statement of UPLB BA Philosophy Students regarding the Call to #EndTheSemNow
In light of the current living conditions that our country is facing including a dreadful pandemic and the aftermath of recent typhoons, it is imperative to make our priorities clear. With that, the UPLB BA Philosophy community is one with the call to end the current semester in the university and pass all students toContinue reading “#WELGAUPLB: Official Statement of UPLB BA Philosophy Students regarding the Call to #EndTheSemNow”
Kaligtasan Bago ang mga Pang-Akademikong Responsibilidad: Opisyal na Pahayag ng The Philosophical Society of UPLB kaugnay ng Panawagang #EndTheSemesterNow, #PassAllStudents, at #OustDuterteNow
Kasabay ng sunod-sunod na trahedya sa Pilipinas mula sa pandemyang dulot ng COVID-19 hanggang sa mga bagyong Rolly, Quinta, at Ulysses, marapat lamang na maging malinaw ang ating mga prayoridad bilang isang institusyon ng pagkatuto. Dahil dito, nananawagan ang The Philosophical Society of UPLB sa mga opisyal ng UP System na tuluyan nang tapusin angContinue reading “Kaligtasan Bago ang mga Pang-Akademikong Responsibilidad: Opisyal na Pahayag ng The Philosophical Society of UPLB kaugnay ng Panawagang #EndTheSemesterNow, #PassAllStudents, at #OustDuterteNow”
