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๐™๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™!๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—จ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—– ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—”๐—ง๐—œ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ธ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปWith an exceptional overall rating of 99.38%, the Pamp...
22/05/2026

๐™๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™!
๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—จ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—– ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—”๐—ง๐—œ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ธ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

With an exceptional overall rating of 99.38%, the Pampanga State Agricultural Universityโ€™s Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Unit was once again hailed as the Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (RAATI) champion, on May 21 at PSAU Grandstand.

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข
๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ข ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข, ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ | PSAU Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets showcased sharp precision and unity at the Unive...
22/05/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ | PSAU Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets showcased sharp precision and unity at the University Grandstand during the Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (RAATI) 2026 on May 21. Their synchronized movements reflected patriotism and excellence shaped by rigorous training.

๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข, ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ข ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข

๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž | Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets of Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) assemble at the U...
21/05/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž | Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets of Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) assemble at the University Grandstand for the Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (RAATI) 2026 on May 21.

Demonstrating discipline, unity, and preparedness through coordinated formations, drills, and tactical presentations as the annual inspection officially started.

๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข, ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ

๐—ž๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ž๐—ฆ I Asar tae, este Asar talo๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ
19/05/2026

๐—ž๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ž๐—ฆ I Asar tae, este Asar talo

๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ

๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€.As of 5:00 p.m. today, May 16, a total of 644 students...
16/05/2026

๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€.

As of 5:00 p.m. today, May 16, a total of 644 students have cast their votes via the Supreme Student Council (SSC) voting platforms.

Outgoing SSC officials continue to urge the student body to exercise their right to vote before the polls close at 7:00 p.m.

Read the election guidelines and access the form here:

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€As candidates for the upcoming Supreme Stu...
15/05/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€

As candidates for the upcoming Supreme Student Council election, their stances define the political and social landscape of our university, and this survey will formally present their positions with regard to various pressing and controversial socio-political issues at the National, Local, and University levels.

Each candidate was given five choices to express their stances on each issue given. And here are the following equivalent definitions of their responses:

๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ โ€“ Full and unconditional support.
๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€“ General support, but with some conditions or reservations.
๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€“ General opposition, but with some conditions or reservations.
๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ โ€“ Complete and unconditional opposition.
๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป โ€“ Insufficient knowledge to comment on the issue, or no definitive preference for support or opposition.

Let this serve the necessary information to make an informed vote to the students of Pampanga State Agricultural University.

Their Miting de Advance (MDA) is currently happening today, May 15, live on Facebook and Zoom via the PSAU - Student Supreme Government page.

You can attend the MDA via this link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18fMDG5dqB/


๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—จ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฑ, ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ% ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜โ€ŽThe Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) has achieved remark...
12/05/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—จ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฑ, ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ% ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜
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The Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) has achieved remarkable results in the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) as 64 alumni from the College of Education officially reaped their professional licenses, as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
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For the Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) program, PSAU recorded a perfect passing rate, with all three first-time takers and all three repeaters successfully passing, resulting in an overall performance of 100%.
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Meanwhile, the Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) program also posted strong results, with 49 out of 53 first-time takers and 9 out of 12 repeaters passing, earning an overall passing rate of 89.23%.
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โ€ŽNationally, the PRC reported that 18,376 elementary teachers out of 32,796 examinees passed, yielding a national passing rate of 56.03%, while 45,001 secondary teachers out of 61,561 examinees passed, amassing a 73.10% national passing rate.
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โ€ŽPSAUโ€™s performance notably surpassed these national averages, highlighting the universityโ€™s commitment to academic excellence and its strong preparation of future educators.

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. Journalism and publication are vital in every institution so as the truth tellers behindโ€”camp...
11/05/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

Journalism and publication are vital in every institution so as the truth tellers behindโ€”campus journalists.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ.

Beyond this recognition, these individuals prove themselves enough to be Most Outstanding Campus Journalist in their respective way, making impressive marks through various field work and press conferences.

Through hardships and determinations, these nominees are worthy of medals and certificates.


๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ž๐—”๐—ก | ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป. ๐—จ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ. ๐——๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ปBago pa man mabulatlat ng sanlibutan, Ang aking kalakasan at kahinaan, Lumapat na sa bal...
10/05/2026

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ž๐—”๐—ก | ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป. ๐—จ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ. ๐——๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป

Bago pa man mabulatlat ng sanlibutan,
Ang aking kalakasan at kahinaan,
Lumapat na sa balat, ang kalinga ng 'yong palad
Ang haplos na nagpapabanayad,
Sa mga bagay na bawal magpatutsada't maging makupad

Bago pa man ang lahat ng hiyawan sa tuwing ako'y pinaparangalan,
Nasa sulok ka't nagbubunyi sa nasimulan,
At nagdadalamhati sa mga dagok na hindi inaasahan

Bago pa man ang mga magagarbong kasuotan,
Pagkain na aking natitikman,
Lugar na napupuntahan,
Nasa gilid ka't marahan na ipinapaalalang, mag-iingat sa paroroonan,
Sulitin ang sandali't maglibang... ngunit, magtira ng sapat na saya,
Dahil sa aking pag-uwi tayo'y magkukwentuhan,
Ng mga bagay,
Ng mga sandaling bumuo sa aking buhay,
Habang sa 'yong panimanman ay saglit na nawalay.

Kaya't bago pa man ang magagarbong selebrasyon ngayong araw,
Ako'y muling dumudungaw,
Dito sa ating lumang kwartong naging pugad nang mga gamit na pinaglumaan,
Dumudungaw, para sa mga sandaling ako'y iyong kinakantahan
Sa pamilyar na uyaying, Ugoy sa Duyan
Habang hinahaplos ng lampin ang aking bumbunan,
Lampin, na nakaburda ang aking ngalan,
Dahil ganoon mo ako pahalagahan

Noon at ngayon,
Hindi binago ng panahon,
Kung paano mo ako kalingain,
Alalahanin.

Bago pa man malaman ng iba ang sigla ng aking ngalan,
Burdado na ito sa lampin kong ilang beses mong nilabhan
Nang maingat, nang may pagmamahal.

๐˜๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ
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๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„Tinitigan ko ang menu. โ‚ฑ250 para sa isang tasa ng kape. Mahal, oo. Pero paminsan-minsa...
01/05/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„

Tinitigan ko ang menu. โ‚ฑ250 para sa isang tasa ng kape. Mahal, oo. Pero paminsan-minsan lang naman. Ngayon lang ulit ako may dahilan. May midyear bonus akong natanggap.

โ€œIsang cappuccino po,โ€ sabi ko sa barista.

Pagkatapos nito, magpapa-dentista ako. May HMO naman ako.

Nag-ring ang cellphone ko.

โ€œHello, Nay? Kumusta?โ€

โ€œNak, may extra ka jan? Naputulan kasi kami ng kuryente.โ€

โ€œNay, nagpadala na po ako, hindi ba?โ€

โ€œNagastos ko, anak. Dalawang libo lang namanโ€ฆโ€

Napabuntong-hininga ako. Binuksan ko ang app at nag-send ng pera. Mabuti na lang talaga at may bonus. Tinawag ang pangalan ko. Kinuha ko ang kape. Mainit, mabango, at umuusok pa.

Sa labas ng coffee shop, umupo ako. Malamig ang hangin mula sa loob, humahalo sa init ng hapon. Para bang walang problema sa mundo.

Siguro nga, sa wakas, maginhawa na ang buhay.

Kalansing. May bumagsak na barya sa loob ng basong hawak ko. Napatingin ako. โ‚ฑ5.

Tumingin ako sa paligid. Wala na ang coffee shop. Nasa semento ako, sa harap ng convenience store. Ramdam ang malamig na simoy ng hangin. Hawak ang parehong baso. Tinignan ko ang mga kamay ko. Nangingitim ang mga daliri. Ang longsleeve ko, gusot at may mantsa. Sa tabi ko, isang bag at isang envelope na lukot.

Kumirot ang ngipin ko. Napapikit ako. Nagpapantasya na lang ang utak ko dahil hindi na kinakaya ng katawang tao ko ang sakit.

Ahโ€ฆ

Dalawang buwan na pala akong walang trabaho.

At tatlong linggo na akong ganitoโ€”nakaupo sa semento, hawak ang basong plastik, umaasa sa barya ng mga taong ni hindi ako tinitingnan sa mata.

May dumaan. Hindi tumingin. May isa pa. Bumilis ang lakad.

โ€œPasensya na po,โ€ sabi ko sa wala.

Naalala ko noong unang araw ko sa trabaho. Sales assistant sa mall. Minimum wage: โ‚ฑ758 kada araw. Anim na araw sa isang linggo. Walo hanggang siyam na libo kada kinsenas.

Sapat para sa upa. Para sa pagkain. Para sa padala kay Nanay.

Masaya ako noon. Akala ko, magtatagal ito.

Pero limang buwan at labing-limang araw lang.

Noong ika-labing anim na araw, hindi na ako pinapasok.

โ€œEndo ka na,โ€ sabi nila.

Ngumiti pa ako noon. Akala ko may susunod, ngunit wala pala.

Simula noon, naghanap ako ng trabaho.

โ€œWhy did you leave your previous job?โ€

โ€œEndo po.โ€

โ€œI see. Weโ€™ll call you.โ€

Hindi na sila tumawag.

Isa. Dalawa. Tatlo. Paulit-ulit.

Hanggang sa naubos ang ipon, naibenta ang cellphone. Nautang ang renta at nawala ang tirahan.

Napabuntong-hininga ako.

Sa dilim ng aking isipan, bumalik ang kape.

โ‚ฑ250.

Mainit. Mabango. May HMO. May bonus. May laman ang banko.

Pero pagdilat koโ€”

Semento.

Inayos ko ang upo ko, itinaas ko ang baso. May limang piso. May ilang sentimo.

Maraming dumadaan. Baka sakaling may tumingin. Baka sakaling may maghulog. Baka sakaling mapuno.

Baka sakaling umabot sa โ‚ฑ250โ€”hindi na para sa kape, kundi para sa isang platong kanin at itlog.

Maya-maya, may huminto sa harap ko. Naka-polo. May ID. Malinis. Tiningnan niya ako mula ulo hanggang paa.

โ€œPsst.โ€

Tumingala ako.

โ€œMay trabaho ako. Cash daily. Walang kontrata. โ‚ฑ400 isang araw. Gusto mo?โ€

Napatingin ako sa baso.

Halos wala.

โ€œSige po,โ€ sabi ko.

Tumayo ako. At alam ko sa sarili kong muli akong lolokohin ng sistema. Pero anong magagawa ko?

Kumakalam na ang sikmura ko.

๐˜๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ก๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ด

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