Cementing a Dictatorship: Mementos of a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Story by J. C. and E. C. With the echoing sound of a reversing truck, a mix of lies, debts, and lives piling onto the nation’s grave, setting the foundation…
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‘Alipato at Muog’ review: On the ever-dimming embers of justice
TW: This article contains mentions of violence. There are cases where, despite our best efforts and wishes, history seems to move on. Not because of any moral failing or withheld…
The Dictator’s Grip over Mindanao
Written by H. T. TW: This essay contains mentions of death, torture, and rape. For the people of Mindanao, this year marks half a century of unrest in the country’s…
Bihis to Bilib-id
Story by C.B. Ang likhang ito ay kathang-isip lamang. Kinakabahan ako ngunit napalitan ito ng ngiti nang malaman ang tema. Robbery. Aha! Gamay ko na ito, kaya sigurado na ang…
The Dry Clay Men With Shooty Sticks
This is a work of fiction. I used to climb down these rocks and wash my hair in River. But someone’s there now. He flickers between the blades of grass…
De-Kaserolang Pakikibaka
Matitingkad na kulay ng kahel at kayumanggi ang karaniwang pinta sa mga Palestinong pagkain. Sa bawat putahe ay mapapatanong ka kung paano nila napaglalaro ang maraming lasa — mukhang iisa…
Bulaklak sa City Jail
“Ayon kay Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen, ang diwa ng pagkababae ay ang pagsilang ng sanggol. Para sa’yo, ano naman ang esensya ng pagiging LGBTQIA+?” Hiwa-hiwalay ang mga nakadilaw na…
Reclaiming the power of ‘Sirena’
In the symphony of social change, where artists craft melodies of empowerment for different communities, there exists a peculiar paradox: “Sirena,” a Filipino song standing at the crossroads of both…
War on drugs: a theater of lived nightmares
The curtains open with a gunshot. A lifeless body falls to the ground. A pistol and packets of crystal meth are then planted near the victim, alongside a cardboard sign…
Kal, a true alagad ng midya
TW: This article contains graphic descriptions of death. Every so often, a young activist would enter. And then a lawyer. A mother and a toddler. A middle-aged professor. And countless…
Kalinga sa Kampus: Mga Ugnayang Unti-unting Inaanod ng Komersyalisasyon
Bagaman hindi pa nagbubukas ang DiliMall, dama na ang dilim ng anino nito para sa mga manininda at estudyanteng naghahanap ng abot-kayang mga bilihin. Naging dahilan ito upang muling magkaisa…
Ang patong-patong na problema ng kababaihan sa collegiate esports
Sa kabila ng kampanyang ‘Esports para sa lahat,’ umiiral pa rin ang diskriminasyon sa mga babaeng manlalaro ng gaming community, ayon mismo sa mga koponang bibida sa darating na kauna-unahang…