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Ex-OFW from Myanmar draws lesson for PH freedom
A repatriated OFW from Myanmar talks about the need to push back for freedom amid threats to Philippine independence.
#FiestaFilipinas Virtual Celebration: A Reverse Balikbayan Box for OFWs
Coming home meant a lot of things. It meant enjoying the warm seas and burning sunshine. It meant fresh seafood and ripe mangoes. But mostly, coming home meant family.
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?
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.
A Pact Violated: What We Must Remember in Araw ng Maynila
The process of sanduguan was an agreement reached by two peoples. And it was this agreement that was, as firmly believed by Filipino revolutionaries in the late 19th century, violated by Spain.
The Common Mistake Every Independence Day
Saying that we commemorate the ‘122 anniversary of Philippine independence’ today implies that we have had our national sovereignty and independence for the past 122 years, which is not historically accurate.
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?
The Struggles of an Anime Fan
I was the typical 90’s kid who grew up in a small provincial town. There wasn’t much to do so people my age just study, then go home right after. It was a boring childhood for most of us—but not for me. I was different. I was not really into this world, I tell you. …
Of Home, Hotel and Quarantine — Manila to Macau
Metro Manila was gearing for a lockdown, and I had yet to find a flight to Macau. For an overseas Filipino worker like me, time was ticking. With the impending threat of COVID-19, my travel to Macau and the ensuing quarantine were nothing short of an adventure. March 16, 2020. I was in my small…
3D Printing, Laser Cutters: Face Shields for COVID-19 Frontliners from Philippine Science HS Campuses
Making full use of their science laboratories, the Philippine Science High School campuses are creating face shields from scratch to address the scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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 Filipina in the Time of Walang Ligo
We poke fun at people who skip baths, especially those not from our motherland. But for those who experienced water interruptions for more than a week, none of them found it funny.
Pamana ng mga Lola
Sa isang exhibit sa Ateneo De Manila University sa Quezon City, malinaw ang panawagan ng mga Lola sa mga Pilipinong kabataan—mga itinuturing na nilang mga apo—na muling buhayin ang tila nalimot at nabaon na ngunit wala pa ring resolusyong usapin sa Comfort Women.
Fact, Fake, Freedom: The Battle of Filipino Journalists in an Era of Misinformation
The latest death toll from the war on drugs flashes on the screen. Official police data says the toll nears 4,000 deaths, but according to Human Rights Watch, the numbers reach up to 12,000. Carlos*, an executive producer for a news documentary for a major television channel in Manila, sighs as he reads the toll….
Progress
Can we measure progress by the number of infrastructure mushrooming left and right in our metropolis? They do look good; we’ll give them that, be it business firms, malls, restaurants, and technological hubs. But it may just be a sign of the times: that the rich keeps getting richer, and the poor keeps growing in…
Babae
Anak, ina, babae—iyan si Ligaya, biktima ng sex trafficking at ng mapapait na karanasan ng buhay. Bakit nga ba maraming babae ang nagiging biktima nito? Bakit ba ganito ang trato ng ilang lalaki sa mga babae na parang isang tuyong sanga na pwedeng baliin? Limang taong gulang pa lamang noon si Ligaya nang pagsamantalahan siya ng…
Starbucks Planners and Handwriting
Nothing marks November like Christmas songs and hype for planners. Anticipating the new set of months, the market is ripe for consumers looking for that perfect paper partner in an attempt at organizing the foreseeable future. A few years back, the Papemelroti pocket planner was the young counterpart of the daddy organizers: small and artsy…
100 Days without Facebook
Is there a way to have a Facebook profile without growing too attached to it? Maybe a Facebook detox can help.
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