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Photo and text by Mayumi Paras Filipina poet Joi Barrios once wrote, “Ang pagiging babae/ ay walang katapusang pakikibaka/ para mabuhay at maging malaya.” Now in its sixth year, the…

Text by Abby Zara Maricon Montajes found it strange to plan her own day for the first time after seven years. More than a thousand days behind cold bars and…

Photo by Maegan Gaspar Text by Jobelle Adan and Beatriz Zamora   In a kingdom where the iron fist reigns mighty above all men, the winds of an absent winter…

Photo by Jobelle Adan Text by Agatha Gregorio You reap what you sow. The words ring a sense of familiarity in most people’s ears, but it is nothing but cruel…

Kuha ni Mikee Garcia Panulat nina Jobelle Adan at Red Carao Hindi na bagong tanawin sa Quezon City Circle ang parada ng pula’t dilaw. Gabi-gabi, maaaninag ang dagat ng pulang…

Photo and text by Michelle Co The story begins with a man, a leader from Kalinga. His name is Macliing Dulag, and in this region from Cordillera, he lived and…

Photo by Frances Urbiztondo Text by Agatha Gregorio Razor-sharp headlines punctuate the national dailies. The newspapers, it seems, are warning us of an oncoming storm, delivering the sign of the…

Photo and text by Meeko Camba For Gretchel Atiao, a 16-year-old Lumad student from Lianga, Surigao del Sur, clothing is more than just a form of self-expression. As a community,…