Filipino athletes march strong as Thailand opens 33rd SEA Games
Messie May Flores Thailand set the tone for nearly two weeks of regional competition as the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games opened with a tightly secured, high-energy ceremony, with the
Vowing for change: the fight to end VAW
Anika Uy Women have always been depicted as society’s lesser counterpart, consistently stripped of their right to live and be recognized as human beings. In the Philippines, violence against women
UST student files human rights violation raps vs red-tagging of state entities
University of Santo Tomas (UST) student Raven Kristine Racelis filed a human rights violation complaint against the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and Hands off
The sweetness they don’t show in the video
A recent corporate profile opens like a promise: neat homes, smiling workers, and the kind of benefits most Filipinos can only dream of: free housing, free water, free electricity, scholarships,
I wish I were heather
Literary by Ares The third of December always sneaks up on me. Not like a holiday, not like a date I mark on a calendar. More like a bruise I
500 sa Pasko, insulto sa Pilipino!
Tuwing Disyembre, pikit-matang tinatanggap ng maraming Pilipino ang napipitang badyet para sa Pasko. Hindi na mantel ng kasiyahan at paggunita ang nasa hapag, kundi mantel ng kahirapan at pagtitiis. Laging
Hidden Entries: From a vantage point of an AIDS/HIV positive’s torn pages
Written by Mary Antonette Dadis “Dear Diary, It’s World AIDS Day, supposedly a day to raise awareness, and to bring support to people like me who suffers with it. However,
To the ones always liked but never pursued
Gabi “Hirap mong abutin.” “Hindi kita deserve.” “Hindi pa ako ready for commitment.” Honestly, I have already lost count of how many times my heart has crumbled at the sound
