Democracy in the age of cat filters
In the Philippines today, the Constitution may still define legislators as public servants, but TikTok has quietly revised the job description: you’re now expected to be part-time content creator, full-time
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A good measure of what a Filipino is
Gabriel Ibis If you ever crawl through Padre Burgos in Manila, you might see this frail man pushing a trike, carrying the large tin vats of taho, arnibal, and sago,
Kalmot ng ‘sang kuting
Silang naglalakas-loob na makapaglaro sa mumunting kuting ay makakalmot din. Ngayong Setyembre 21, nagkaroon ng dagundong sa bawat lungsod, distrito, at probinsya. Libong paa ang nagsipagmartsahan para trilyong persong ginantso
Paulit-ulit na lang…
JV Barba Sabi nila, hanggang hindi ka natututo ay patuloy kang susundan ng anino ng nakaraan mo. Sa estado ng Pilipinas, kung saan taon-taon na lang ipinapangako ang ‘tunay’ na
Philippine Sports Under Martial Law
The so-called “golden era of Philippine sports” during the Marcos years shines less like gold and more like well-polished brass. For decades, the dictatorship’s supporters have pointed to the 1981 Southeast
No rest for the dead
Aaron Inciong Every September 21, we light candles, whisper prayers, and post “Never Again, Never Forget”. We are told to remember Martial Law—the arrests, the torture, the silencing. But remembrance
Struggles are not costumes
Go to Manila and ride a jeepney. They’re always there, bearing their newborn child with a linen wrapped around their body. They’ll wipe your shoes, hoping they’ll get a coin
Luho ko sa Halagang Sampung Piso
Kriztelle Sitoy Lumaki akong sapat na ang sampung piso para maging reyna sa sarili kong mundo. Isang baryang sa ngayon ay katumbas na ng ‘sang sentimo, ngunit bilang isang bata,
Road to repression
Kirsten Flores Hand-in-hand, the force of advocacy groups, youth, and marginalized sectors has marched for the attainment and enjoyment of society’s fundamental rights and privileges. Historically, the EDSA People Power
Why do Filipinos always forgive and forget?
Fernan CarigmaIn a nation that romanticizes resilience, the Philippines suffers from a self-inflicted amnesia. Our collective memory is a sandcastle, washed away easily by the tide of political convenience. We
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