Kumusta, mga kaibigan! In this special episode of JOSh Friends I.n this episode of JOSh Friends, Dr. Persia bridges the worlds of science and spirituality through the song Your Heart Today by Bukas Palad. Drawing from her work in materials science — from turning agricultural waste into glowing carbon quantum dots to designing disaster relief solutions — she reflects on how the transformation of raw materials mirrors the transformation of the human heart.

Through stories from the lab, mentorship, and quiet moments of reflection, Dr. Persia invites us to see resilience not just as a scientific property, but as a spiritual calling: to be a heart that endures for the sake of others.