Pulilan Community Spotlight

I wanted to love Honey Lemon Soda. It promised a story about finding confidence and growing into yourself, but what I saw instead was the same pattern, over and over again. Uka is a girl who could be so strong, yet almost every moment, every small interaction, leaves her in tears. She cries when someone speaks to her. She cries when Kai is kind. She cries when she worries she isn't good enough. And the saddest part is: she never seems to move past it. Time passes, and she is

To the eye, One Piece is a grand adventure across endless blue seas filled with pirates, powerful battles, and a legendary treasure said to make anyone its king. But if you look deeper, you will find something far more precious than gold. Beyond the islands, beyond the fights, and beyond every line drawn on the map lies a story not about what you discover, but about who you become, and who walks beside you. Monkey D. Luffy sets sail not for fame, power, or riches. He seeks tr

Beyond the soft gleam of morning sunshine peeking through the curtains, the buzzing alarm clock rings. Half-awake, I squint at the ceiling, stretching and yawning after spending the entire night preparing for the final examination. Then, like clockwork, a familiar voice echoes from the other room. “Anak, bangon na. Kumain ka na para magkaroon ka ng lakas para sa exam mo.” And I wonder—what does food have to do with my exam? Does it feed me the knowledge I desperately tried to

"Ang pangit ng mga palabas sa Pilipinas." As a Filipino, you've probably heard or even said that sentence at least once in your life. You turn on the TV, see the teleseryes airing, and find yourself wondering: Wait, how long has this series been going on again? Then you see a movie trailer. Same actors. Same actresses. Same love teams, now milked for the hundredth time. Same plots dressed up in slightly different clothes. Formulaic. Cringe. Boring. Predictable. Low quality. S

Sometimes, you meet the right person at the wrong time. Maybe you are too young to understand what you have found. Maybe they are ready for something you are not. Maybe life pulls you both in different directions just when everything seems to be falling into place. The person is right. The place is right. Everything feels right— except the time. It’s funny how timing can make something perfect feel impossible. And Filipinos know a thing or two about getting the timing wrong.

Kapag naririnig natin ang salitang “utang,” kadalasan ay naiisip natin ang isang taong nanghiram ng pera at kailangang magbayad. Pero paano kung ang umuutang ay isang buong bansa? Sa Pilipinas, patuloy na lumalaki ang utang ng pambansang pamahalaan. Sa pagtatapos ng Hunyo 2026, umabot ito sa humigit-kumulang ₱19.07 trilyon. Malaking halaga ito at natural lamang na itanong ng isang ordinaryong Pilipino. Saan napupunta ang perang hiniram, at sino ang tunay na nagbabayad nito?

Behind warm smiles and reassuring promises, corruption quietly buried the flood control project meant to protect entire communities. For years, officials spoke of progress and safety. Yet when heavy rains came and water rose, the project was nowhere to be found. In its place stood only fear, etched across the faces of ordinary Filipinos as they watched their homes, their memories, and the lives they had built so dearly be washed away beneath the flood. This tragedy continues

What if your life ended, only to begin again in a whole new world? This is the incredible story of The Beginning After the End, where one ending becomes the most beautiful new beginning. Once a powerful king in his past life, Arthur Leywin dies and is reborn in a magical world as a baby. He keeps all his memories, wisdom, and experience, but starts over with a new family, a new name, and a second chance at life. He grows up kind, humble, and loving, treasuring the parents an

Have you ever experienced being overly excited after seeing a tub of the nostalgic cookies-and-cream-flavored ice cream sitting in the fridge, only to open it and find daing na bangus inside? Your childhood is not complete without experiencing that chaotic moment—followed by the inevitable disappointment when you realise your mother has once again committed the ultimate Filipino refrigerator plot twist. The ice cream container was never an ice cream container. It was called a

From the mountain, the sun does not ask permission. It rises, spills across the slopes, and turns thousands of solar panels into silent collectors of power. Below, Olongapo wakes beneath a landscape that is no longer defined only by trees and ridges, but by a new symbol of the country’s energy future. It is easy to call it green. After all, sunlight is clean. Solar panels do not burn coal to produce electricity. And for a country searching for alternatives to fossil fuels, ev