Blind faith
Corporations can throw unbelievable amounts of money at any problem and the faithful believe that the problem then disappears. In our city, they are the new rising gods of modernization.
Commentary
Our public market, one of my most beloved places in my hometown
It is a place where my being a citizen among fellow citizens is most palpable to me.
On ‘dangerous precedents’ and onion skins
Engagement and pushback are normal and necessary elements of a mature, vigorous political debate, not signs of being "onion-skinned."
Against militarism, war and colonization: The Taiwanese people seek the solidarity of the Filipino people
Over and beyond the interests of the US and China, the Taiwanese people have an interest in, and right to, national self-determination and sovereignty.
Going beyond fake PWD IDs
The fight for inclusion, accessibility and disability rights is not solely the fight of disabled people. I genuinely believe our struggles are the struggles of all Filipinos—it is, ultimately, the struggle for a better Philippines for all citizens.
The young and the angry at COP29
This year failed to reach any meaningful decision towards genuine climate justice. Instead it has only shown the world how increasingly hollow the process is.
In Gaza, all the components of a society have been destroyed
Atrocity is piling on to atrocity at a level unlike anything we have seen over our working experience with Doctors Without Borders, in some of the most acute humanitarian crises of the last decades.
Implications of another Trump presidency on climate justice
The Philippines’ struggle with climate change is endlessly intertwined with issues of climate imperialism and economic dependency.
Rice for Filipinos for next three decades or cold bullets from America?
A total of P2 trillion will be allocated to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization project over the next decade. Even under the current extremely high rice prices, this amount of expenditure could provide enough rice for all Filipinos for 31 years.
US-PH cybersecurity cooperation is not safe
The ongoing cybersecurity cooperation between the Philippines and the United States will further deepen our dependence and strengthen its control over our cybersecurity systems.