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[OPINION] Our disenchantment with EDSA
What we regard today as an era of awakening can be tomorrow’s dark ages.In describing the past vis-à-vis the present, it seems a common practice for us Filipinos to think in binaries. We usually begin...
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[OPINION] The time my father broke the curfew during Martial Law
This week, Filipinos will remember – or, more accurately, hear again on various media – about the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. TV channels will show documentaries, pundits will talk about this...
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[OPINION] Activism, from someone you wouldn't expect
I went to a Chinese high school, so we were taught to obey authority. It was a Protestant school, so we were taught not to question the Bible. We also had Creationist "science" books from Florida and...
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[OPINION] Activism is not a waste of time
Activism has become a very popular word these past few months. Left and right, people protest and rally in relation to politics, the environment, rights, freedoms, etc. Name a topic and there is...
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[OPINION] When pride marches back to Manila
The streets of Manila have witnessed a number of uprisings and revolutions through the centuries. From the pre-colonial period when Rajah Soliman fought for its wooden palisade from the Spaniards, to...
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[OPINION] The truth in placards: Why activists are not a nuisance
For some people, activists are a nuisance. They scorn protesters when mobilizations cause heavy traffic along España and Recto; they complain at the sight of graffiti by Panday Sining; and they claim...
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[OPINYON] Marami akong ayaw sa Dos
Sa pagkakataong ito, tatawagin kong Dos. Mas kilala kong institusyon ang Dos kaysa sa mas pinag-uusapan at mas bantog nilang pangalan: ABS-CBN, at lahat ng estasyong ibino-broadcast nito sa cable TV...
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[OPINION] If law is a bullet, in whose gun is it loaded?
We must be very careful, especially in these trying times, in filing a complaint against a government official or employee. While we may have a legitimate grievance against governmental abuses, the...
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[ANALYSIS] Why Nokia, Wells Fargo, and Honda are leaving the PH
In the past few weeks a number of foreign firms – Nokia, Wells Fargo, and Honda – announced their decisions to pull out of the Philippines.Nokia is closing its R&D facility at UP-Ayala Land...
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[OPINION] A few possible benefits of the coronavirus outbreak
Two to 3. That’s the average number of students in each of my 4 classes this semester who have opted to wear face masks since the COVID-19 outbreak in China. The number has held steady even if the...
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[OPINION] EDSA did not fail us – but something else did
February 25, 1986 was a time of uncertainty. I was not there personally to witness the march to freedom along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue in the waning hours of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship. But my...
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[OPINION] Closing ABS-CBN is a blow to Philippine film heritage
Last week, I went to Pineapple Lab and saw a restored version of Ibong Adarna produced in 1941 by LVN Pictures. It’s the first black-and-white Filipino movie with a varicolor film sequence. Presented...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] The right to be entertained
A serious sociopolitical conflict is developing over the Duterte regime’s campaign to take away the ABS-CBN franchise. The conditions are made for it: As the largest independent broadcast network,...
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Pinay in South Korea: Coping with the coronavirus outbreak
I am a Baguio girl and will always be. I am happily married to a South Korean GM engineer and currently reside in Incheon City.We welcomed 2020 with hope. South Koreans as well as resident foreigners...
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[OPINYON | Wikapedia] Kung paanong di pinatulog ng Bulkang Taal si Manuel...
Kapag sinabing “Manuel Baldemor,” walang ibang sasagi sa isip kundi “kulay.”Bilang pintor, siya ang isa sa pinakamaligaya at pinakamaliwanag na Filipinong kolorista.Siksik, liglig, at umaapaw, wika...
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[EDITORIAL] The real terror in our midst
While everyone was distracted (and riveted by the ABS-CBN imminent-closure drama manufactured by Jose Calida and Alan Peter Cayetano), the Senate passed the Anti-Terrorism Bill on third and final...
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[OPINION] I used to hate activists, until I became one
I used to hate activism.I felt this way when I was still a student in PUP Manila. PUP is known for its activists critical of the government. Many of its students are youth leaders who often engage...
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[OPINION] The paradox of Japan
After boarding a taxi at Haneda airport and showing the driver the hotel name and address in Japanese characters, he asked me, “Is temperature okay?”At first, I thought he meant “Do you have a fever?”...
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[OPINION] A life of surrender: Living with interstitial lung disease
I am a person living with a disability. Four years ago, after acute respiratory failure landed me in intensive care, I became one of the rare cases of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in the country....
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[OPINION] Confessions of a former rah-rah activist
It was a gloomy Monday morning, July 2012. President Benigno Aquino was about to deliver his second State of the Nation Address. I woke up early to catch the latest news and prepare my speech for our...
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