September 11, 2026 | 6:00 P.M. LITERARY: POETRY CATEGORY "What is this?" The tulips look monochrome on this end of the road. The riverbed rushes– tumultuous, chaotic While the bees buzz inside their honeycombs, and the birds nestle into their bed of twigs.. I didn’t notice the manacle on my ankle, till now. Staring at the chain, I traced where the iron led: down a road dirtied by footsteps and wear, muddied by seasons and the foliage it shed. A stranger passes by, shoving dow

September 09, 2026 | 6:00 P.M. LITERARY: FICTION CATEGORY If I could have a bar of gold every time an adult reminds me of how good childhood is compared to adulthood, I would be as wealthy as the diamond rains of Neptune. “You make your lifelong friends during childhood.” One would say. “You don’t have to worry about bills and payments.” The other would chime in. “Your high school days? The best years of your life, and nothing will compare!” The third would exclaim. It was a

September 10, 2026 | 6:00 P.M. LITERARY: CREATIVE NON-FICTION CATEGORY It was an exhausting day at the university. The engine of the jeepney sounded louder than usual. It grumbled as if it would pop and break down at any second, though I wouldn’t have been surprised if it did. As if my day couldn’t get any stranger, out of all the stops we had passed, there had only been one other passenger riding with me the entire time—a child. He sat directly across from me. He hadn't cal

September 08, 2026 | 6:00 P.M. LITERARY: POETRY CATEGORY "LINGER" We become so focused on what is lost, we don’t see the person we are becoming. Sweat drips down my face, my feet stuck to the ground like glue. A loud, angry voice screaming my name looms closer, extinguishing the roaring noise of my quietly retreating playmates. “I don’t want to sleep”, I protest, wincing from pain as the grumpy lady drags me home, pinching my ear. “Mmm, paborito mo yan ‘diba?”, she says, h

Agosto 31, 2026 | 12:00 P.M. EDITORYAL - NAPAPALIBUTAN ng tubig ang Pilipinas. Bilang isang arkipelago, naging mahalagang bahagi na sa mga Pilipino ang dagat at iba pang katawan ng tubig na nasasakupan nito. Naging daan ang mga tubig na ito upang lumawak ang mga oportunidad ng bansa. Sa katunayan, ang pangingisda ay isa sa mga pangunahing hanapbuhay ng mga Pilipino. Ngunit sa kabila nito, mayroon ding mga kinahaharap na problema, tulad na lamang ng mga bagyo at pagtaas ng leb

Agosto 31, 2026 | 2:00 P.M. FILIPINO - ANG ATING INANG WIKA ay natutuhan na natin maaga pa lamang sa ating paglaki. Ang wikang Ingles naman ay natutuhan natin kasabay ng Filipino. Ngunit sa panahon ngayon, ang karamihan sa mga salita na ginagamit ng mga kabataan sa pang-araw-araw na pakikipag-usap ay Ingles. Normal na ang paggamit o pagdaragdag ng mga Ingles na salita sa mga pangungusap. Mayroon na ring mga salitang Ingles na pumapalit sa mga salitang Filipino. Sa karamihan