‘Trust no one’: 1 year after WVSUCAT leakage, some dreams were never rewritten

Rey Dane Rapista, Batch 2024 Valedictorian, and how dreams come with a price that the rich don't need to pay

Story by Danna Pauleen Perez and Jullea Alyza Polaron

Dreams are often sold as promises—attainable through hard work, perseverance, and resilience. But for those born without privilege, dreaming is not simply a pursuit. It is a struggle against a system designed to keep them from reaching too far.