Sad stories behind smiling masks
MASKS are widely used to create alternative realities and help wearers suspend their everyday identities and assume new ones.
The history of Bacolod City’s MassKara...
Death comes like a thief in the night: Itaewon Halloween and Ozone fire tragedies
DEATH comes like a thief in the night. What is supposed to be a fun night might turn out to be the greatest tragedy of...
Indigenous Peoples’ Sunday and the struggle for self-determination
THE STRUGGLE of the indigenous peoples (IPs) against the destruction of forests and mountains is the struggle against the worsening global climate change.
Thus said the Episcopal...
‘Traslacion’ as procession of Catholic faith
THERE ARE two popular festivals in the Philippines that have processions called “Traslacion” which in Spanish means “passage” or “moving something from one place to another” – the Black...
Hair loss due to alopecia areata
HAIR is one’s crowning glory and is often linked to one’s personal identity. For others, hair loss can have complicated consequences.
One of the cause of hair...
Military training: Tales of mental anguish, hazing and bullying
BULLYING and hazing as the dark side of mandatory military service took the spotlight in the South Korean Netflix series D.P., short for “Deserter Pursuit.”
All able-bodied men in...
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
“DAYS HAVE turned into weeks and weeks into months. We continue to seek justice and hope the day will soon come when we stop counting,...
Gay and lesbian films dominate Cinemalaya 2023
“GUSTO kong ibigay ito sa lahat ng mga ‘Eric’ na inalisan ng bibig at hindi nakapagsalita, para sa inyo ‘to. Nandito kami, nakikinig,” says Director Carl...
Myths, aliens, identity formation and sexual abuse in Cinemalaya reg’l films
MYTHS, aliens, identity formation and sexual abuse were given spotlight in four regional films in this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
The four regional films...
The musical of university life
THE FILIPINO merienda turon or deep-fried banana rolls was my comfort food during the breaks of the Citizen’s Military Training (CMT) sessions at the University of...