They say we are all alike. They say it as if it is something that I should be ashamed of—an insult hidden within a casual remark. “Do not be like other girls,” they warn me, as if being one of them is something so shameful that it should be avoided. But they do not know the women I know. I have been surrounded by women all my life: women who shaped how I see the world; those who taught me that life lessons cannot be found in books or in rooms where they are spoken loudly. I

On March 12, 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, for charges of murder and attempted murder over his war on drugs campaign, drawing international attention. One year later, as the case already reached its first anniversary, its outcome remains unresolved. From Presidency to The Hague From 1988 to 2016 , Duterte served as the mayor of Davao City for multiple terms be

‎There is a particular kind of poetic justice in the Filipino idiom "ginigisa sa sariling mantika" , meaning to be fried in one’s own lard. It captures poetic justice: oppressors fried in their own logic. Today, as the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings loom over former President Rodrigo Duterte, the man who once roared with bold and straightforward bravado is now whispering through a legal team about technicalities and frail health. The transition from a leader w