Inclusive education an enduring dream for SPED teachers, students
Persistence is a time-honed quality for students like Bless Adriano, 22, whose college experience so far has been one big test. It is not, however, a test of her intelligence.…
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The Kingmaker: The harrowing documentary that shouldn’t even exist
Text by Bernadette Anne Morales February 25, 2020. It’s been 34 years since the EDSA revolution of 1986—the event that changed the modern history of the Philippines forever. Decades…
SCHOOLS: A Battleground Between Safety and Danger for Women
Text by Alison Caitlin Cruz The plight of gender-based violence and harassment seems to be a perpetual war fought on an invisible battleground where justice struggles to prevail. From the…
Beauty at the Edges
Text by Mary Margarette Crisostomo and Angel Dale Marie Yabut Voices blast from the radio tucked in the corner shelf of the salon stall, droning on about traffic updates. In…
Remembering the Fallen 58: the Continuous Struggle to Defend Press Freedom
Text by Luisa Sandoval Graphics by Geraldine Pearl Santos It’s that time of the year again. November lies in the transition from the normal days to the holiday season. In…
Noah’s Arc: Underdog-turned-captain Noah Webb is UP’s glue guy
Last year, a roaring crowd of Iskos and Iskas stood in awe as the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons defeated their semifinals rival Adamson University (AdU), entering the…
Cleaners: Of bliss and longing
The past isn’t always how you’d remember it to be. Sometimes, you single out the bad things, sometimes only the good. Sometimes, you heighten it in such a way you…
Himala: Isang Musikal: on the price of a miracle
Rarely is religion a point of contention among Filipinos. It has ingrained itself in the deeper mantle of culture, cementing its place as the lifeblood of a faithful country. Himala:…
Circa: The Glories of the Past
Text by Robert Gutierrez Jr. Glorious is the past for some; but in the Philippines, it may prove dangerous for everyone. Waving the flag of Philippine cinema’s centennial year,…
‘The Panti Sisters’: a user’s guide to empathy
It’s difficult to find happy endings. This, of course, is where many movies come in, to show us options we ourselves have trouble claiming. Jun Lana’s The Panti Sisters does…
Bernarda Alba: The Master of the House
In every house, a master always reigns. For most, it is a patriarch. For some, it is a matriarch. For the theatre, it is always the director. Dulaang Unibersidad ng…
I’m Not Kobe
Six days before his long-awaited UAAP debut, Kobe Paras sits. It’s a little gangly and awkward, the way you’d expect a six-foot-eight, twenty-something to maneuver a bench a third of…