When Dr. Jose Rizal declared that “the youth are the future of the Fatherland”, he envisioned that the future generations of Filipinos would be the caretakers of the country he… Continue reading "The Importance of Student Activism"
The online news website Rappler.com was ordered closed by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly being owned by foreign entities. Despite justifying that foreign businesses financially invest… Continue reading "Rappler’s Closure and the Government’s Hypocrisy Regarding “Foreign Ownership”"
The high approval rating that President Duterte continues to enjoy does not reflect the plethora of criticisms he receives from different sectors of society.
In George Orwell’s imagined totalitarian state of Oceania, the ironically-named Ministry of Truth is tasked with censoring media and silencing critics who could challenge the authoritarian rule of “Big Brother”… Continue reading "An Attack on the Fourth Estate"
What ever happened to having expectations that our public servants be model citizens?
“As an author and as a scholar, he denounced the corruption, greed and other social ills that up to this day continue to plague our society. Even in death, he… Continue reading "On Rizal Day, Duterte Calls on Filipinos to Emulate Hero’s Actions — Here’s Why That’s Ironic"
Police brutality is a big crime in itself, but inflicting police brutality on innocent victims while allowing the suspects to go scot-free is an even bigger travesty.
George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) is a perfect allegory of the rise to power of President Rodrigo Duterte.
All candidates say they’re going to do something about poverty, I don’t doubt the sincerity of their words. But do they really know how it is to be poor? Do… Continue reading "The Intellectual Decline of the Philippine Senate"
As if Gina Lopez’s rejection as Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary was not painful enough, President Duterte landed a bigger blow to progressive ideals by appointing a retired military… Continue reading "The Roy Cimatu-Carlos Dominguez Link to the Oligarchy"
