Beyond Retrospect: Resisting the remnants of martial law
By Arianne Christian Tapao “Hinahanap ko ang buhay ng mag-aaral, ang kaluluwa ng inosenteng mamamayan na binalot ng takot, kahit ang buto at laman ng taong minsang nawala.” A woman…
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(In)Visible light: Unheard voices in the spectrum of diversity
By Andrea Jobelle Adan As dusk began to settle and shadows came to life, Diliman remained animated, its sidewalks littered with rainbow flags, banners, tarps, people marred with rainbow art.…
Outgunned, outmanned, outnumbered: The plight of UP Diliman’s finest
By Teresa Barre and Jerome Edward Ignacio On Thursday afternoon, the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus received text messages from a person claiming to be a part of…
Surpassing the propagandist legacy: Media for the masses
By Meeko Angela Camba For Filipino writer and national hero Jose Rizal, a few words were all it took to face Spanish invaders who ruled the country for more than…
Francisca Custodio: Conquering the storm on the airwaves
By Arianne Christian Tapao In the last months of 2013, the nation had been crying, almost endlessly. As the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) continued that November, tombstones replaced…
Tuos: Breaking Free from Gilded Cages, Golden Chains
by Anna Biala Perhaps for many, the promise of royalty is a privilege too good to be missed. That is not the case for Dowokan (Barbie Forteza). Heiress to…
The Open Side to Dead Ends
By Danica Lacson There was no road to pass, no way to escape. It makes you grit your teeth, utter curses and close your eyes, hoping this day will…
The Tides of Paradise: Exploring the Depths of “Fish Out Of Water”
By Kate Tayamora They are everywhere. It doesn’t matter whether he lived there all his life, or that he looks very much like the rest of them. All it matters…
Film and the Fallacy of Forgetting
by Krysten Mariann Boado Uncertainty escapes the screen each time he loads the gun with a single bullet and puts it to his head. Silence ensues, and the camera…
Pamilya Ordinaryo: Painting the Picture of Poverty Porn
by Ratziel San Juan It is the grittiness of the actors seen through voyeuristic lenses, the edginess of characters’ exchanges and the thriftiness of the production design that invites us…
The Probability of Privilege
By Andrea Jobelle Adan Three bold, capitalized words were all it took to plunge students into a gamble between money and knowledge. On July 12, a memorandum was sent to…
Reclaiming Ibalon: A Tale of Modern-Day Bicolano Warriors
By Krysten Mariann Boado The Epic of Ibalon has been a familiar folktale in Bicolano households. Its story revolves around three distinct warriors who brought peace to province and its…