‘Desaparecidos’ and the threat of Anti-Terror Law
AN INCREASE in the number of desaparecidos is one of the feared scenarios in the enforcement of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
Desaparecidos is the...
Anita Linda, ‘pambansang lola’ and memories of Alhambra
THE LATE actress Anita Linda should have been called the “Pambansang Lola” who gained critical acclaim for her maternal or elderly roles.
Born Alice Buenaflor...
Cinemalaya and the memoirs of vinyl records
WHEN my father was still alive, our house during weekends were normally filled with soothing sounds emanating from the phonographs playing LP vinyl records.
Vinyl records became the...
Activism is not terrorism
ACTIVISM is not terrorism.
Despite the gloomy weather, people flocked to the UP Diliman campus on June 12 for a “Grand Mañanita” protest to celebrate the country’s 122nd Independence Day, notwithstanding...
Nostalgia of college life: Eraserheads as my dorm roommates
NOSTALGIA is a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.
For some, music can be a strong trigger of adolescence nostalgia, the discovering of one’s identity.
The soundtrack...
To new lawyers: Serve the people
“SERVE the people. Do not betray your humanity.”
These words should guide new lawyers, according to Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen in his Twitter account.
The...
Comfort women and the insensitive red-tagging by the police force
GOVERNMENT officials, specifically
members of the police force, must understand that one cannot claim to love the
nation and yet promote historical ignorance.
The Manila Police District...
First Quarter Storm, Voltes V and Martial Law
I WAS BORN in the same period when the
First Quarter Storm (FQS) was associated with anti-Martial Law protests, mostly
led by students and faculty of...
WWII sexual slavery, violence victims seek justice before UN
JUSTICE has not been given to World
War II women victims of sexual slavery and violence. Their fight for
unequivocal public apology, accurate historical inclusion and just...
Cheering UP Fight amidst the odds
THE UAAP games galvanized an
extraordinary sense of solidarity for the denizens of the University of
the Philippines , often described as the microcosm of a highly...