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.
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.
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.
The Philippines’ struggle with climate change is endlessly intertwined with issues of climate imperialism and economic dependency.
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.
The ongoing cybersecurity cooperation between the Philippines and the United States will further deepen our dependence and strengthen its control over our cybersecurity systems.
We should not forget that the Subic Bay military base was once a manifestation of hell on earth, with burning sulfur fire and smoke, decadence and evil, leaving a terrible curse on the local residents.
I can fondly recall a conversation with a former comrade, who was mesmerized by the Traslacion and the fact that a wooden statue is capable of sending throngs of people out into the streets every year. “This crowd can trigger a revolution,” I told him.
