Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation
What’s in Store? A Look at One Voice Magazine’s 2nd Trimester
Grace in Timing And just like that, the first trimester of the year is over! We are very grateful for the myriad of tasks we finished in the first months of 2021, particularly the completion of A NEW DIRECTION, the print issue of One Voice Magazine, and the launch of...
BEAUTY FROM BROKENNESS: RESTORING A SECOND-HAND WEDDING GOWN
Finding My Dream Wedding Dress Damaged with missing beads. A ripped inner skirt. Lace that’s old fashioned. She’s not as beautiful as the others. She’s used. And she only cost me Php3,000. Because I was growing emotionally attached to a cheap gown, I started calling...
Joseph the Dreamer: Then and Now
“I am special! I am special! I am special!” If there was a scene that stood out for me in Trumpet’s musical production, Joseph the Dreamer (JTD) this year, it was when Joseph said these words while pounding on the prison floor, forcing himself to remember his value...
Remembering Venite PART 3
This is Part 3 in a 3-Part tribute to Venite Castillo, written by his friend, Inah Tolentino. My Goodbye I already lost my father, mother, and sister, so I can say I am well-acquainted with grief. Still, I got blindsided by the grief over losing Ven. He was a best...
Awakening the Dream (Part 2)
The story of Noelle Paula Llave continues… One evening, I couldn’t sleep. I was about to cut myself with a blade when I suddenly heard this voice in my mind saying, “If papatayin mo ang sarili mo ngayon, alam mo na ba kung saan ka mapupunta?” (“If you would kill...
Awakening the Dream (Part 1)
Just My Past Growing up, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I thought my diagnosis would always define who I was. Back in school, I struggled so much with my academic subjects and was always chosen last by my peers when it came to group projects. Because I knew I was lacking,...
A Wrecked Life Made Whole
My Childhood I was born and raised in a typical family in Cebu City. My mother was a housewife and my father was a carpenter. We lived together with my two sisters, one older and one younger than me. We lived a simple life. Sometimes we had enough, and other times we...
The Shy Storyteller
The Introvert I am an introvert. I don’t like the thought of people looking at me. I feel awkward when I must make eye contact with another person. I get anxious when I’m surrounded by so many people, regardless if they’re familiar or not. I rarely initiate...
Isang Kwento ng Pagtitiwala: Ako at ang Panginoon
Noon, akala ko ang pag-asa ay namamana. Kumbaga, kung nasa maayos na relasyon at estado ang mga magulang mo noong isinilang ka, napakapalad mo. In my younger years, ganyan ang perspective ko, na iyong mga ganitong tao, sila lang ang may karapatang mangarap at...
Higit Pa Sa Kalayaan Sa Rehas Na Bakal
Kwento ni Jenel Topia Asilom ayon sa pagkakasalaysay kay Glendell Mae Tupido “Wala ng mas sasakit pa nang masaksihan kong binawian ng buhay ang aking kaisa-isang kapatid na lalaki dahil sa malnutrisyon at dehydration. Napakasakit sa damdamin. Pakiramdam ko, nabigo ako...
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