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Becoming Maranao
I only became a Maranao 9 years ago. I come from a Maranao family. Both of my parents and most of our relatives are from Lanao del Sur, the land of the Maranaos. All 4 of my siblings were born in...
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More solidarity with refugees needed as forced displacement rises
One of the things my colleagues in the Philippines have taught me is the word bayanihan, which stands for solidarity and bearing one another’s load. As we witness the worst humanitarian crisis of our...
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#AnimatED: 'Unli-rice' and unlimited possibilities
So she was clobbered online after suggesting to ban unlimited rice because, she said, it’s bad for our health.Let’s get one thing straight: Senator Cynthia Villar meant well. She may have said...
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Duterte at 365 days: It's hip to be Marcosian again
Since the fall of the dictator, anti-authoritarian fears have always revolved around the threat of a new Marcos. In the late 1990s, when then-President Fidel Ramos attempted to amend the Constitution...
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Anti-social but civil
I am an anti-social person. An introvert. Not the life of the party. This would surprise some people who know that I can be quite gregarious.But people shouldn’t take these character typologies...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Is human rights relevant to Filipinos?
Historian and professor Dr. Lisandro “Leloy” Claudio talks about human rights and how it has evolved as an inalienable, fundamental right.Is it a concept imposed on Filipinos by foreigners? What role...
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The year of living with autocracy and incompetence
In April, during a visit to the Armed Forces Western Command (WesCom) in Palawan, the province closest to the disputed islands, President Rodrigo Duterte was briefed on the contentious state of affairs...
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A closer look at human rights in the Korean Peninsula
When we talk about human rights in the context of the Korean Peninsula, international media organizations and transnational human rights groups project by default the issue of human rights violations...
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End gendered uniform restrictions for LGBT students
“In high school, if you had long hair, the teacher would call you up to the front of the class and cut your hair in front of everyone,” Marisol, a 21-year-old transgender woman in Manila, told me....
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#FridayFeels: Sa 'yo na ang korona
Himala na hanggang ngayon,Malambot pa rin ang puso mo.Himala na hanggang ngayon,Ipinagmamalaki mo pa ring maging Pilipino. Para sa iyong pusong busilakKaloobang matatagSa handog na saya’t halakhakAt...
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Diplomacy in a time of disruption
Manila, take note. This will not be your grandfather’s US State Department.That could well have been the underlying message as US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson testified on June 13 before a...
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Development under Duterte: Why he can’t fail Mindanao’s youth
“Ako na po ang nagsasabi: bigyan ninyo ako ng kaunting panahon, I will improve the Moro land, Mindanao.” (I’ll be the one to tell you: give me a little more time, I will improve the Moro land,...
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[Newspoint] Alive but annoyed
President Duterte felt annoyed at unsympathetic speculations about his disappearance from the public view for some days recently, so annoyed he could not stop himself taking a dig at even a captive...
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Maranao UP graduate: 'Magmalasakit sa mga naaapi'
The following is the valedictory address of BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology summa cum laude graduate Arman Ali Ghodsinia during the 106th commencement exercises of the University of the...
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#AnimatED: Ang battered-wife syndrome ng Inang Bayan
Tawagin nating siyang Nena. Pinangakuan siya ng kasintahan ng pagbabago: mapayapang buhay na malayo sa panganib. Makakaahon daw siya sa kahirapan. Bibigyang solusyon daw ang kanyang mga problema....
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High noon in the SC: Is martial law legal?
Two weeks have passed since the first day of the Supreme Court oral arguments on the consolidated petitions to nullify President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law. Both the petitioners and...
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Vanity and the creation of the social media celebrity
Propaganda is the act of persuasion. When politicians want to change minds, they deploy various tactics – from the creative presentation of truth to outright deception. But propagandists don’t just...
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A nation’s odyssey toward a popular dictatorship
It has been a year since Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency of the Philippines. Davao’s favorite son began his reign on the offensive, going on a killing spree that would claim the lives of over...
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For Dutertenomics to work, the President has to take charge
In April the government finally unveiled Dutertenomics as the President’s “economic and development blueprint” for the country. At the heart of Dutertenomics is a promised “golden age” of...
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UP Law valedictory address: On gender, privilege, and rule of law
The following is the valedictory address of Juris Doctor cum laude graduate Carlos Hernandez during the Commencement Exercises of the UP College of Law Class of 2017.Honorable Senate President Aquilino...
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