Although the SSS and GSIS funds were spared from being part of the Maharlika Wealth Fund, under no circumstance should we fully let our guards down.
Category: Commentary
Panalo na tayo
Panalo na tayo—anuman ang maging resulta sa mga presinto, sino man ang maging Pangulo sa halalan na ito.
The “Hair Flip” Decoy (And How We Fell For It)
So what if Pinky We did a hair flip? And why is everyone making such a fuss about it?
The Absurdity of Social Media Arrogance
In times where advocacy is grossly platformed in social media, it cannot be denied that a lot of self-righteous personages emerged from the flickers and clacks of their computer screens and keyboards.
Notes on Duterte’s Alleged Health Decline
With around 600 days left before his term ends, is President Duterte still fit to lead the country?
Why We Shouldn’t #CancelKorea Simply Because We’re B*tthurt
One thing is for sure: #CancelKorea will not identify you as someone with an even better sense of nationalism.
Bashing Buknoy Glamurrr
It cannot be denied that the controversy of Andrew Luis Lapid (aka Buknoy Glamurrr) surfaced numerous expressions of hate and further discrimination towards the queer community.
Under Pressure: Covid-19 Pandemic Tests Populist Duterte Government
This is governance under a crisis test, and the damage can be cured with a spin by officials with vested interests, if people are not vigilant enough and if journalists fail to do their job. But what’s really at stake here is our survival.
ABS-CBN Shutdown: When Our Freedoms Are Threatened
We stand on the shoulders of our heroes – the mighty men and women who fought with guns, machetes, sharp strategy, and sheer courage to hand us on a silver platter the freedoms we now enjoy. Our liberties are born from the blood of brave hearts who took up arms or took to the streets…
Bartolina
Sinong mag-aakalang hahantong tayo sa pagkakataong ang kahulugan ng bawat araw ay batay sa rami ng nangamatay at nangabuhay at ng mga nasa pagitan nito?
Total Lockdown
Update: President Rodrigo Duterte enhanced the community quarantine into a total lockdown, fighting COVID-19 with more police and military visibility. It’s also the entire Luzon island now and not just Metro Manila. There is work suspension and only basic services can resume operations. But the restricted access resulted in more gatherings of people instead of…
A Crossroad in Press Freedom and a Golden Chance
I remember watching from my room in 2007 the footage of journalists handcuffed in plastic bands and shoved to a bus during their coverage of the Antonio Trillanes IV-led siege at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati. I was a 2nd year journalism student in UST. I think that was one of the first defining…
Kapamilya Lockdown, A Disservice to the Filipino
May mahaba akong essay na laan sana rito ito, pero na-realize ko, parte ng pribilehiyo ko bilang bahagi ng industriyang ito na naiintindihan ko ang koneksyon ng kagustuhang ipasara ang ABS-CBN sa pagsikil sa kalayaang mamahayag. Pero hindi lahat gets kung bakit mahalaga ito. ‘Yung iba, hindi makaalis sa sarili nilang privileged bubble kaya hindi…
A Tribute to the OG Revolutionary
What does it take to be a hero? Is fighting for justice not enough to demonstrate our love for country? Should there be a majority of support for a belief to be deemed the right one? These questions hound my mind as the country commemorates the birth of one of the country’s national heroes and…
Fast Five: It’s the Fifth Anniversary of SubSelfie.com!
This June, SubSelfie.com is five years old! Thank you for gracing our pages and supporting our passion project since 2014. To everyone who has contributed their stories and perspectives to us, we are most grateful. If you wish to find a platform for your article, insights or photo essays, send us a comment down below…
Tuberculosis: Beyond Drug Resistant Bacteria
Inaccessibility to treatment and drug resistant bacteria are not the only factors that make tuberculosis challenging to address. This is what I’ve learned when I was deployed in 2017 to Zhytomyr Region, Ukraine as Project Medical Referent for Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Zhytomyr is one of the regions in Ukraine with…
A Bangsamoro Millennial’s Reflections on the Plebiscite
A 25-year-old Bangsamoro-Maguindanaoan young professional who is campaigning to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law shares his thoughts as the plebiscite happens.
The Reason for Frat-Related Violence Could Be You
By all means, rage against the corrupt, elitist, mysoginistic, padrino system-loving culture of fraternities — but please do not forget to check on the company you keep. This culture of toxic masculinity is alive and well because it feeds off from our own inaction, our being complicit, if only because we refrain or refuse to…
The Filipino Language in the Time of Fake News
The propagators of fake news know very well their mass audience and appreciates the fact that the best way to appeal to them is through the native tongue.
Ayoko sa Federalism
Lalo lang maghihirap ang mga mahihirap na probinsya sa Pilipinas at lalo namang magiging “imperial” ang Metro Manila kung magiging Federal Government ang Pilipinas.
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