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Killing of Percy Lapid in RP paints grim picture for media workers
Freedom of the press is guaranteed by the Philippines’ Constitution. Yet our country has become one of the most dangerous places in the world to exercise that right. It’s one thing to enshrine a
Read More »Cagayan Valley STILL Needs Help
We need your help. As you may know, Typhoon Vamco (Typhoon Ulysses), a powerful and deadly Category 4-equivalent typhoon, struck the Philippines and caused the worst flooding in Cagayan Valley, Isabella, Metro Manila and
Read More »Liham Para Kay Reina Mae Nasino: Babae, Ina, Aktibista
Dear Reina Mae, Noong nakaraang taon, nawala ang pinakaimportanteng bahagi ng buhay ko. Kung iisipin, eksaktong 12 buwan na ang nakalipas, pero hindi pa din pala ako “okay”. Hanggang ngayon, nagluluksa pa din ang
Read More »The Climate Crisis and Climate of Impunity
While the Duterte administration is ‘delighted’ that nearly half of Filipinos, some 27.3 million, are unemployed, the majority of the population continue to suffer from an extraordinary reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lack
Read More »Who Will Defend The Defenders?
Zara Alvarez died on the spot after being shot six times on August 17 as she was heading home after buying food for dinner. Alvarez, a mother of one, was the former education director
Read More »George Floyd, Filipinos and Racism: We Were So Wrong to Make Fun of Dark, Black People – And We’re Sorry
I am Filipino, born and raised. But unlike most people back home, I have a fair skin. Maputi ako, so growing up I was used to being called tisay, mestiza, or anak ni Tisoy.
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