At kung lilikha ka para sa batang ikaw na dakilang panatiko ng maliwanag, mainit at makulay na pasko, na takot maging mag-isa sa lamig na dulot nito—ang likhang piraso na ito ay para sa bawat buhay at hininga ng nabanggit. Katatapos ko lang manalangin. Hindi ko maituturing ang sarili ko bilang deboto. Sadyang kakaiba lang ang dalang himig ng pasko sa ganitong mga pagkakataon. Kaya nakikita ko na lang ang sarili kong pinagdadampi ang dalawang palad at pinapatawid sa hangin ang

Loud crowds, the adrenaline of the players, the thrill of the game, the hard-fought victories, and the shining trophies—these are the typical scenes in the lives of student-athletes, or at least the ones that people see during intramurals, tournaments, and competitions. But beyond the cheers are parts that no audience witnesses. Once the game ends and the crowd leaves, they return to a life most people overlook: missing classes because of tournaments, squeezing schoolwork bet

The air in Manila feels heavy today, and it isn’t just the humidity or the exhaust fumes clinging to the overpasses of EDSA. It is the weight of memory colliding with the friction of survival. It is November 30 again—a date circled in red on the calendar, signaling a pause in the grind of the work week and end of the month, a non-working holiday where the flags are raised a little higher and the wreaths are laid a little fresher. We gather, in spirit or in person, at the foot

“Sa College of Communication, papasok kang pamintang buo, lalabas kang durog.” Maraming beses ko nang narinig ang biro na ito mula nang pumasok ako sa COC. Ngunit sa unang araw ko pa lamang sa loob, natuklasan ko nang mas tama sigurong sabihin na lalabas ka nang may mas malinaw na bersyon ng sarili mo. Hindi durog, bagkus ay pinagtibay. Sa pagpasok sa maliit na gusali ng kolehiyo, natagpuan ko ang malaking espasyo para tuklasin at ipahayag ang aking sarili sa paraang malaya

Sixteen years ago today in Maguindanao, a convoy of 50 people, which contained the then Vice Mayor Esmael Mangudadatu’s wife and relatives, his supporters, his legal counsel, and over 30 journalists, was bound to Shariff Aguak to cover Mangudadatu’s filing of certificate of candidacy as governor for the May 2010 elections.  Around 10 in the morning of November 23, 2009, 58 people were brutally murdered by the camp of Mangudadatu’s political rival—the Ampatuans. Neither the co

Former Ako-Bicol party-list representative and former House Appropriations Committee chair Zaldy Co has broken his months-long silence, releasing a series of videos that thrust President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Leyte 1st District Rep. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez into the spotlight amid a brewing controversy over budget irregularities and flood control corruption scandal. WHO IS ZALDY CO? Elizaldy “Zaldy” Salcedo Co is a former Ako Bicol party‑list re

Sa taunang selebrasyon ng International Students’ Day (ISD), nagkaisa sa inilunsad na kilos-protesta ang iba’t ibang grupo at sektor mula sa mga pamantasan sa Maynila, kabilang na ang komunidad ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), noong Nobyembre 17. Bitbit ang kani-kanilang mga plakard at balatengga na naglalaman ng mga panawagan at hinaing, nagmartsa ang buong hanay patungong Mendiola Peace Arch, kung saan nakatakda sanang ganapin ang programa. Sa taong ito,

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Sa isang lipunang namamayani ang bulok na sistema sa usapin ng kasarian, ang mga kababaihan at sangkabaklaan pa rin ang nananatiling talunan.  Bagaman marami na ang namumulat at nakikiisa sa laban ng ari, hindi maitatatwa na marami pa rin ang nananatiling bulag sa usaping ito. Gayunpaman, hindi sila marapat sisihin sapagkat biktima lamang din sila ng namumutawing macho-pyudal na sistema. Isang halimbawa nito ay ang napapanahong usapin na pagkumpara sa ex-girlfriend  at “ step

Every November 20, candles are lit for lives that ended too soon, lives that were silenced not by time, but by hate. For some, Transgender Day of Remembrance is just a date on the calendar, but for the trans community, it’s a day that hurts, heals, and demands to be heard. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) began in 1999, founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a Black transgender woman murdered in 1998. What started as a small vigil has beco