iskolar ng bayan series #1 status: hiatus, will start this one by june it was always the marginalized who were pushed to the edges of society--always praised for being resilient, but resilience was forced upon them. always expected to endure injustice, to stay silent, and to adapt to a system that refused to adapt to them. the worst part? education was the least priority in favor of survival. that was the exact cycle that casandra idelyn asuncion wanted to break. when she failed to secure a slot in any state university due to limited opportunities, she made a choice that could either save her or shatter her future. she gambled everything on the only government scholarship to a private university that accepted her--one that could be taken away in a snap if her grades slipped below the quota. but stepping into the private university meant stepping into a world that wasn't built for someone like her. ddesperate to prove her worth, cassidy sought answers from jeremaiah rylan altacosta--the son of the university president. he was everything she wasn't: privileged, powerful, untouchable. and yet, he was the only one who could give her the transparency and proof she needed to silence the doubts and to mark her with merit.

Liora Nyssa Cortez gave everything... her time, her heart, her trust for the people she loved, but one lie destroyed it all. Branded a bully for something she didn't do, she was left humiliated, betrayed, and abandoned by the very friends she once called family. The most painful part was Thorne Lucien Silva, the boy she loved deeply, didn't speak. He didn't ask for the truth. He didn't stay. He walked away like she never mattered. Seven years later, Liora is no longer the fragile girl they broke. She is stronger, fiercer, and successful on her own terms. Just when she thought she had finally moved on, fate pulls them back into each other's lives. Thorne is now a famous idol. Liora is the girl he once ruined. And the past still lingers, waiting to be faced.

Mapapatunayan niya bang kahit gaano karumi o gaano kasakit, "Love Remains Love?" [THE LOVE SERIES 1/5] ---- Warning: This story contains mature themes, explicit content, and situations intended for a mature audience. Reader discretion is advised. Suitable for ages 18 and above.