Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Looping Together, Forever Tano, Isagani M. Recommended Citation: Tano, I. M. (2026). Looping Together, Forever. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, p. 32). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22860046 Read Here Author(s) Tano, Isagani M. Description We run together, steps we make, A single thread begins, silence we break.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Salapi Kapalit ng Lupang Tinubuan Jarilla, Leilani D. Recommended Citation: Jarilla, L. D. (2026). Salapi Kapalit ng Lupang Tinubuan. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, pp. 9–10). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22708478 Read Here Author(s) Jarilla, Leilani D. Description Kasabay ng mabilis na modernisasyon ay ang pangangailangan ng mas malawak na lupain upang mapagtayuan ng iba't ibang estruktura sa iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa. Ngunit hanggang saan kaya dadalhin ng modernisasyon ang lupang pinaka-iingatan ng ating mga kapatid na katutubo. Mga katutubong Filipino na naglaan ng kanilang buhay, dugo't pawis upang mapangalagaan ang lupang sinilangan.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return M. I. U (My Inner Unspoken) Pel-is, Zyra Grace W. Recommended Citation: Pel-is, Z. G. W. (2026). M. I. U (My Inner Unspoken). In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, p. 60). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22144549 Read Here Author(s) Pel-is, Zyra Grace W. Description The pouring rain makes everything seem silent Like how those promises were never meant The distance makes the feeling of emptiness inside Will time reveal the answers to something that can’t hide?

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return THE THREE SHOTS (A Story of Brothers, Pride, and Jealousy) Garrido, Rey Rom Recommended Citation: Garrido, R. R. (2026). THE THREE SHOTS (A Story of Brothers, Pride, and Jealousy). In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1857–1862). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22105230 Read Here Author(s) Garrido, Rey Rom Description In a quiet barangay somewhere in Leyte, there once lived a family whose name was known far beyond their fields.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Practical Stewardship Behaviors in School and Guidance Practice Abuloc, Eugene S. Recommended Citation: Abuloc, E. S. (2026). Practical Stewardship Behaviors in School and Guidance Practice. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 42–44). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22058602 Read Here Author(s) Abuloc, Eugene S. Description As teachers and educators, we are stewards of our institutions and of the learners entrusted to us. Stewardship means exercising responsible care for learners regardless of their backgrounds, circumstances, or abilities. It is demonstrated through everyday actions, how we speak, listen, correct, encourage, protect, and guide.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Walang Ate Si Ate Alvaran, Egyfyt Claire Olyn O. Recommended Citation: Alvaran, E. C. O. O. (2026). Walang Ate Si Ate. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, pp. 30–31). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22859505 Read Here Author(s) Alvaran, Egyfyt Claire Olyn O. Description Kapag may problema sa pamilya, “ate”. Kapag may kailangan, “Ate”. Pero paano kung si Ate na ang may kailangan, sino ang tatawagin niya?

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Gintong Himig na Hindi Naririnig Maquillan, Dominador Jr. B. Recommended Citation: Maquillan, D. J. B. (2026). Gintong Himig na Hindi Naririnig. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 34–36). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22014949 Read Here Author(s) Maquillan, Dominador Jr. B. Description Sa tuwing sumisikat ang araw sa ibabaw ng kabundukan ng Nangkaan, unang nagigising ang tinig ni Sabida.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return The Message That Arrived Too Late Baraccao, Lheida Mariz L. Recommended Citation: Baraccao, L. M. L. (2026). The Message That Arrived Too Late. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 52–54). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22142160 Read Here Author(s) Baraccao, Lheida Mariz L. Description By my third year of teaching Technopreneurship, I could predict the first round of pitches the way you can predict rain in July.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return We Were Friends Until We Weren't Sola, Jessica Blanca Recommended Citation: Sola, J. B. (2026). We Were Friends Until We Weren't. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 46–49). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22137763 Read Here Author(s) Sola, Jessica Blanca Description I used to think friendships ended with a fight, harsh words, slammed doors, blocked numbers, and one final conversation where both people knew something had broken.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Tulay na Gumuho, Kandilang Ubos: Ang Pasanin ng Isang Kusang-Loob Dugay, Fe T. Recommended Citation: Dugay, F. T. (2026). Tulay na Gumuho, Kandilang Ubos: Ang Pasanin ng Isang Kusang-Loob. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, p. 29). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22845496 Read Here Author(s) Dugay, Fe T. Description "Minsan, sa kagustuhan nating magbigay ng liwanag sa iba, nakakalimutan nating sarili na nating mitsa ang natutupok. Pinilit kong maging silong sa bagyo ng iba, pero heto ako ngayon, basang-basa at nilalamig sa sarili kong ulan. Napakahirap magpanggap na matatag kapag ang natitirang lakas mo na lang ay sapat na lang para huminga. Sana natuto akong magsara ng pinto bago tuluyang napasok ng unos ang loob ko. Ubos na ubos na, pero kailangan pa ring magliwanag."

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return The Seat at the Dinner Table Garrido, Rey Rom Recommended Citation: Garrido, R. R. (2026). The Seat at the Dinner Table. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1850–1852). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22104794 Read Here Author(s) Garrido, Rey Rom Description Joy was only sixteen when she mistook kindness for love. A third-year high school student, she carried life with quiet resilience. Her parents had died when she was a child, leaving her to the care of her grandmother, Lola Cora, whose wrinkled hands worked tirelessly to keep food on their small wooden table. Joy dreamed of becoming a teacher someday, but dreams often fade when loneliness finds a place to live.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return A Trail to Jeju Sola, Jessica B. Recommended Citation: Sola, J. B. (2026). A Trail to Jeju. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 63–64). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22210944 Read Here Author(s) Sola, Jessica B. Description I did not know a place I had never seen could feel familiar, not like a hometown or childhood memory, but through a quieter recognition, as if a part of me had arrived before I did. Whenever I look back on that trip, I do not remember the airport or travel documents first. What I remember is a woman sitting by an airplane window in April 2026, staring at the clouds and wondering how life had carried her this far.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Wala ehh Ganyan talaga, Pinoy ehh Abundo, Pauline Griene A. Recommended Citation: Abundo, P. G. A. (2026). Wala ehh Ganyan talaga, Pinoy ehh. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, pp. 20–21). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22742894 Read Here Author(s) Abundo, Pauline Griene A. Description Ang pag-aaral ay hindi natatapos sa kung anong kurso at target na safety net ang gusto nating makamit para sa hinaharap. Simula nang tayo ay magkaroon ng kamalayan, subukan mo nga sagutin ang mga tanong na ito; “Nagagamit ba natin ito sa tamang proseso? Ang bawat oportunidad na meron tayo na magkaroon ng malawak na impluwensya, ay para lang ba sa sarili nating exposure? Tama ba ito? o mapapatunayan na may kakulangan talaga? Kung mayroong kulang, ano ito?

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Bakit Ka Single? Pel-is, Zyra Grace W. Recommended Citation: Pel-is, Z. G. W. (2026). Bakit Ka Single?. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 58–59). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22144275 Read Here Author(s) Pel-is, Zyra Grace W. Description Bakit ka single? Trentahin ka na! Isang tanong na gumuguhit ng ngisi sa aking mukha Hindi dahil sa ano man ang gusto mong pamukha, kundi Mapapabuntong hininga nalang talaga Sa isipa’y naglalaro ang mga salitang, “kung alam mo lang sana”

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return LOVER BOY TOY (A Story of Love, Loss, and the Things We Realize Too Late) Garrido, Rey Rom Recommended Citation: Garrido, R. R. (2026). LOVER BOY TOY (A Story of Love, Loss, and the Things We Realize Too Late). In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1863–1868). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22105322 Read Here Author(s) Garrido, Rey Rom Description Jong was thirty-eight, a university professor who taught Physical Education. He was the youngest of five siblings and a familiar face in church.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Bandwidth Baraccao, Lheida Mariz L. Recommended Citation: Baraccao, L. M. L. (2026). Bandwidth. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 50–51). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22141260 Read Here Author(s) Baraccao, Lheida Mariz L. Description The projector in Room 201 takes four tries to connect, and by the third try I've stopped apologizing for it. Three years of teaching Technopreneurship in this state university, and I still haven't learned to just bring my own dongle. The HDMI port is loose. Everyone knows this. Somewhere in the felt of that classroom are years of whiteboard marker tainted media room, before someone decided that entrepreneurship needed slides.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Perfectionist Ka? Tao Lang, Nagkamali Rin. Dizon, John Cyrus E. Recommended Citation: Dizon, J. C. E. (2026). Perfectionist Ka? Tao Lang, Nagkamali Rin. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, pp. 14–15). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22709230 Read Here Author(s) Dizon, John Cyrus E. Description Itigil na natin ang akala na ang paghahanap ng pagkukulang ay makikita lamang sa iba. Ang katotohanan ay simple lamang, nagsisimula ito sa ating sarili.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Bayani sa Malayong Dako Maquillan, Dominador Jr. B. Recommended Citation: Maquillan, D. J. B. (2026). Bayani sa Malayong Dako. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 32–33). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22014613 Read Here Author(s) Maquillan, Dominador Jr. B. Description Sa isang liblib na bayan, patuloy ang pag-agos ng pawis at luha ng pamilya ni Aling Rosalinda.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Isla de Panamao: The Crown of Punta de Bulalacao Garrido, Rey Rom Recommended Citation: Garrido, R. R. (2026). Isla de Panamao: The Crown of Punta de Bulalacao. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1844–1849). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22067996 Read Here Author(s) Garrido, Rey Rom Description Imagine the scent of salt carried by the wind. Hear the waves gently breathing against the rocks. Look toward the horizon, where the sky turns gold and crimson as the sun slowly sinks into the sea.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Estudyanteng Maestrang Nanay Domogma, Maria Katrina P. Recommended Citation: Domogma, M. K. P. (2026). Estudyanteng Maestrang Nanay. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 9, p. 16). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22742322 Read Here Author(s) Domogma, Maria Katrina P. Description Sa panahong tayo’y nangangarap, Isip at puso’y tila nagbabanggaan.