Less than a week before election day, how are you feeling? Let’s talk about election anxiety, and how it affects one’s health.   Research found that around election time, levels of stress increase across the nation. Yes, election anxiety is a real thing. It’s actually called Election Stress Disorder, the American Psychological Association (APA) says it affects people on both sides of the political aisle equally. The constant media coverage, uncertainty, volatile election issues, and social media bickering or what we call bardagulan are just some of the many reasons the election has people feeling on edge.   Voting is...

The UE Jam Sessions are taking a stand for responsible voting. The inspiring anthem “PINTO,” which encourages the youth to support candidates who are advocating for progress and genuine reform, is re-released with a music video directed by Vivian Tricia Rabano, a 16-year-old UE student. The MV stars UE Teatro Silangan actors and actresses, and artists from UE Himig Silangan and Music Aficionados. The visual treatment, according to a statement released by the music organization, portrays “true-to-life scenarios that will be able to wake up the audience's senses to vote wisely for the upcoming 2022 elections.”  “We’re trying to send...

Forging in to 2021 feels like you’re bumping to a thick wall. Pushing forward on something that might prolong your anxiety from the previous year or walking backward and stay on the phase where everything fell instantly—without you noticing it. The thought of waking up in 2020 when the surge of pandemic happened makes most of us doubt “what’s ahead of me?” or “will I survive this year?”. Broken relationship, employment loss, bankruptcy, inefficient government system and health provisions. These are just few from all those things that you have probably embraced for a long time and thought of growing...

  It’s been three years.    Three years of canceled plans, wasted opportunities and time spent walking on our memories before all of this happened. Luckily, we’re slowly making our own way into making this “new normal setting” a better place to live in. Malls and theme parks are re-opening, progressive face-to-face classes, kids on playgrounds. Goodness, right when it should feel like it's a good day to live. But it wasn’t easy, right? Yesterday’s happening won’t disappear just because we were given a tomorrow, like a coffee stain on your white shirt the moment you heard you’ll be stuck...

The Oscars red carpet is beaming with blue ribbons on Sunday as Hollywood stars show their support for the Ukraine refugee crisis. The Academy Awards, once again proved that they are not just the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry worldwide, but serves also a platform to advocate for peace during times of conflict or to bring attention to important concerns, which they’ve been doing for a long time now. On top-of-mind for this year’s event is the ongoing war crisis in Ukraine.  Among the celebrities who showed their support for the cause, Jason Momoa was seen wearing a...