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The Familiar Weight of a “Comment”
A woman is objectified even in moments and spaces they have no choice in. They become unwilling participants in someone else’s fantasy, reduced to figures of desire in narratives they never consented to join. Because these remarks are often defended as mere imagination, accountability rarely follows.
One Comment, Enough to Breed a Thousand
The misogyny that greeted women on the third day of International Women’s Month is neither new nor surprising, yet the contradiction has sparked renewed vigor in advancing feminist perspectives within Philippine politics.
Of silence, stigma, and a senator
Speaking about personal struggles takes courage, and enduring them demands resilience. Choosing to be open reflects strength, not weakness—though some still mistake vulnerability for fragility rather than recognizing it as bravery.
Two Years Early, Years Late
There is great irony to be found in Sara's act of denouncing Marcos Jr.’s disloyalty to campaign promises while turning a blind eye to the corruption she helped propagate.
Conditional Nationalism
When being right comes before empathy, we lose what makes us human. Dismissing grief as political is both cruel and un-Filipino.
Police arrest 2 after altercation during EDSA 40 events
Two protesters were arrested after a clash with police during overlapping EDSA 40 and Trillion Peso March events as disputes over barricades and permits fueled tensions.
Enrile was always just a mortal man
To mourn Enrile as a “brilliant statesman” or “key legislator” is to erase the memory of those whose lives were consumed by his policies. The measure of a life in public office cannot be its duration or its rhetorical eloquence, but its fidelity to the people it claimed to serve.
The nation is burning and the youth is ablaze
After all, a nation in flames produces a people that dares to play with fire.
Anti-corruption rallies mark Martial Law anniversary
MANILA, Philippines – Several political and civil groups staged two major rallies yesterday, Sept. 21, in Metro Manila…
Rags to Riches… via DPWH: The Domino Effect No One Saw Coming
Ironically, the Discayas who built their empire through flood control projects are now drowning in a storm they themselves set in motion.