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…
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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…
The Resistance Persists: First Duterte SONA strife-free, makes history
By Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas History saw no protesters with arms linked to resist the blow of wooden bats and the push of police shields. The day of the new president’s…
The Resistance Persists: First Duterte SONA strife-free, makes history
By Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas History saw no protesters with arms linked to resist the blow of wooden bats and the push of police shields. The day of the new president’s…
#StressTS: Price, privilege, and the promise of education
by Beatriz Zamora Despite the promise of affordable education in a state university like the University of the Philippines, the value of its students’ schooling falls under the judgment of…
Beyond bars and bonds: A night of art for freedom
by Arianne Christian Tapao Three mic stands, multiple concert lights and loud music were all it took for the College of Fine Arts (CFA) grounds to transform into a makeshift…
Remembering the ‘revolution’
by Bei Zamora Beneath the clouds of helicopters and the rain of yellow confetti stood those who swore to never forget. The 30th anniversary celebration of the first People Power…
#FebIbig: Traditions old and new
The first ever HaranaFest in UP Diliman wasn’t just an ordinary choral competition. By Shara Cayetano.
UP Fair: Changing tunes for changing times
“I see all these corporate names and I get disgusted by it.” Is the UP Fair still a platform for alternative Pinoy music and social issues?