Published in Echoes of Expression < Return The Dream She Carried Vergara, Michelle M. Recommended Citation: Vergara, M. M. (2026). The Dream She Carried. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1049–1050). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21675482 Read Here Author(s) Vergara, Michelle M. Description Before dawn break, Siting and Neo were already awake.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Bato sa Ilalim ng Ilog Villanueva, James Frollan R. Recommended Citation: Villanueva, J. F. R. (2026). Bato sa Ilalim ng Ilog. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1810–1813). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21698256 Read Here Author(s) Villanueva, James Frollan R. Description Sa kaniyang telepono, isinet ni Bong ang tilaok ng tandang bilang hudyat ng tawag. Iyon ang tunog na ayon sa kaniyang ina ay gumigising dito araw-araw sa kanilang nayon—isang awit ng umaga na kahit papano'y nagpapatulay sa libo-libong milyang layo ng Bangkok at ng kaniyang tahanan.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Ang Huling Pinggan sa Kanduli Kudarat, Norhan B. Recommended Citation: Kudarat, N. B. (2026). Ang Huling Pinggan sa Kanduli. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, p. 1846). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21696866 Read Here Author(s) Kudarat, Norhan B. Description Tatlong araw bago ang kanduli, nagising si Jalika sa tunog ng kutsilyong tumatama sa sangkalan.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Reaching For What We Can't Keep Villanueva, James Frollan R. Recommended Citation: Villanueva, J. F. R. (2026). Reaching For What We Can't Keep. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1215–1218). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721683 Read Here Author(s) Villanueva, James Frollan R. Description When people ask me how long I've known Alisson, I always say, "Perpetually."

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Facets of Life Fermano, Josan C. Recommended Citation: Fermano, J. C. (2026). Facets of Life. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1199). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721692 Read Here Author(s) Fermano, Josan C. Description To love and to live To laugh and to cry

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Daily Dose of You Añano, Catherine T. Recommended Citation: Añano, C. T. (2026). Daily Dose of You. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1039). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21676815 Read Here Author(s) Añano, Catherine T. Description I used to start my days the same, Quiet, steady, a calm routine; Until our paths crossed one day, And somehow, days just felt less gray.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return From Scores to Stories: The Narrative Behind a Math Grade Vidad, Melanie I. Recommended Citation: Vidad, M. I. (2026). From Scores to Stories: The Narrative Behind a Math Grade. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1194–1197). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21720932 Read Here Author(s) Vidad, Melanie I. Description The College of Education was unusual. The grades were released.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Two Languages, One Home Gonzales, Mae Anne P. Recommended Citation: Gonzales, M. A. P. (2026). Two Languages, One Home. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1182–1183). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21716958 Read Here Author(s) Gonzales, Mae Anne P. Description The morning sun had barely crested the bamboo groves of Barrio San Isidro when Mang Tomas opened his small sari-sari store.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Variables of Deception Etor, Irene Adobo Recommended Citation: Etor, I. A. (2026). Variables of Deception. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1120–1122). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21704714 Read Here Author(s) Etor, Irene Adobo Description Elias Vance did not see the world in colors, nor in words, but in the elegant, unyielding architecture of numbers.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Salimbay ng Wika: Mga Paraan sa Pusod ng Pagtuturo Tapales, Elisa C. Recommended Citation: Tapales, E. C. (2026). Salimbay ng Wika: Mga Paraan sa Pusod ng Pagtuturo. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Number 5, pp. 32–33). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20041002 Read Here Author(s) Tapales, Elisa C. Description Sa baybayin ng Moalboal, sa lilim ng kaalaman, nakatindig ang guro, tangan ang wikang kinagisnan..

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Beyond the Fourth Wall Pascua, Jessica Ailen N. Recommended Citation: Pascua, J. A. N. (2026). Beyond the Fourth Wall. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, p. 267). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21445951 Read Here Author(s) Pascua, Jessica Ailen N. Description Her tears dropped on her palms.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Vectors of Tangible Form Buhayang, Jameson C. Recommended Citation: Buhayang, J. C. (2026). Vectors of Tangible Form. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1325–1326). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21768420 Read Here Author(s) Buhayang, Jameson C. Description The high-stress acoustic testing chamber of Aethel Aerospace was deathly quiet. Marcus, a lead mechanical design engineer, adjusted his safety goggles as he stared at the fractured titanium turbine casing sitting on the inspection bench. The physical prototype had failed catastrophic structural validation, shear stress tearing through the mounting flange during high-RPM simulation.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return The Ghost In The Database Ebajo, Cheryl A. Recommended Citation: Ebajo, C. A. (2026). The Ghost In The Database. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1265–1270). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21720156 Read Here Author(s) Ebajo, Cheryl A. Description At exactly 3:17 a.m., when the office had surrendered to silence, Mara opened the company database and found the dead.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Transforming Education Through Technology: The Rise of Virtual Learning in the Philippines Gonzalo, Jonah O. Recommended Citation: Gonzalo, J. O. (2026). Transforming Education Through Technology: The Rise of Virtual Learning in the Philippines. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1832–1833). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21700031 Read Here Author(s) Gonzalo, Jonah O. Description Education plays a very significant role, as it not only influences the individual, but also the whole society. Education has a variety of positive factors, including helping people to grow personally and economically and empowering them through educational opportunities to develop hard and soft skills in all available resources and the availability of skills training for jobs that improve the economy.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Afterimage Pascua, Jessica Ailen N. Recommended Citation: Pascua, J. A. N. (2026). Afterimage. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, p. 272). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21445965 Read Here Author(s) Pascua, Jessica Ailen N. Description One still sees the walls long gone; dyeing memories from yesterday.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return The Hidden Axiom Etor, Irene Adobo Recommended Citation: Etor, I. A. (2026). The Hidden Axiom. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1117–1119). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21704574 Read Here Author(s) Etor, Irene Adobo Description St. Jude's Mathematics Department smelled of damp tweed, pipe tobacco, and unchallenged authority.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return From Headsets to Harvests Gabin, Florrench M. Recommended Citation: Gabin, F. M. (2026). From Headsets to Harvests. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, p. 1845). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21696939 Read Here Author(s) Gabin, Florrench M. Description There was a time when my world existed inside a headset.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return The Great Thesis Funeral Gabin, Florrench M. Recommended Citation: Gabin, F. M. (2026). The Great Thesis Funeral. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1840–1842). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21696987 Read Here Author(s) Gabin, Florrench M. Description Every time I sat down to edit Jako's thesis‚ it felt like a funeral ․ I started on a Monday morning ‚ usually rainy ‚ with the kind of day when you simply want to stay in bed ‚ watch three seasons of your favorite show and not be seen by anyone ․ But Jako had no choice‚ because his thesis was the only thing standing between him and graduation‚ and at this rate it was already sounding like a corpse ․

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Ang Bakas na Hindi Kumupas Tapales, Elisa C. Recommended Citation: Tapales, E. C. (2026). Ang Bakas na Hindi Kumupas. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1418–1420). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21769101 Read Here Author(s) Tapales, Elisa C. Description May mga bakas na madaling mabura.

Published in Echoes of Expression < Return Tuk, Tuk, Matamis Na Villanueva, James Frollan R. Recommended Citation: Villanueva, J. F. R. (2026). Tuk, Tuk, Matamis Na. In Echoes of Expression (Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1219–1222). Lakbay-Diwa Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721155 Read Here Author(s) Villanueva, James Frollan R. Description Hindi pa man ganap na sumisikat ang araw, naririnig na ni Peter ang pamilyar na kalansing ng lumang plastik na thermos sa kusina, kasunod ang marahang lagutok ng panggatong na bakawan na ginagataan ni Mang Melchor sa kalan. Kasunod noon ang mabagal at sunod-sunod na yabag ng kanyang mga tsinelas na gawa sa lumang gulong papunta sa pintuang likod.