Volume 18

A Message from the Adviser

By Atty. Sarah Liliana S. Tronqued | The Red Chronicles Photo by Anne Naig | The Red Chronicles Dear Bedans, This coming midterm elections, what we have entitled here at The Red Chronicles as the “Next-Gen Elections,” underscores both the significance of youth participation in redefining the political landscape of the Philippines and the emergence …

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BEYOND THE BALLOTS

By French Vivienne T. Templonuevo Photo Courtesy | Smartmatic Perhaps, one of the greatest infamies of the country’s political history is the election turnout during the 2022 National Elections. Never-before-seen dispiriting narratives were indelibly inked neath the slumbering subconscious of the citizenry. Indeed, we have witnessed the downward spiralling of electoral aspirations and collective hope …

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EDITORIAL | Break the Wheel, Lose Your Chains

Layout by French Templonuevo | The Red Chronicles Last 2022 National Elections, the Filipino nation was confronted with the unsightly horrible face of suffrage. That, its grisly semblance is nothing but a paradox—an illusion of a democratic choice.  In a semi-colonial and semi-feudal state, the political power of the same bureaucrats knows no frontiers. Through …

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[OPINION] From Awareness to Action: Realities of Gender-Based Violence

By Sofia Regina P. Yasay | The Red Chronicles Photo by Marco Angelo Mercado | The Red Chronicles The 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women in the Philippines was held on November 25 to December 12, 2024, it likewise marks twenty years since the passage of Republic Act 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women …

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OPINION | The Trump-Kamala Karma: A Cunning Cloak of the US’ Two-Party System

By French Vivienne T. Templonuevo | The Red ChroniclesPhoto Courtesy | AP For a massive shift in the American political landscape to ensue, the cunning cloak of the two-party system should be unveiled — that there is a steadfast service of the Republicans and the Democrats to the whims of the corporate giants since the …

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[OPINION] Look Properly, See Clearly

By Marco Angelo Mercado | The Red ChroniclesPhoto Courtesy | Katrina Gonzales It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… They are made with the eye, heart, and head. These are the words of Henri Cartier-Bresson, a legendary French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism and street photography as art …

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[OPINION] On Understanding Inherent Ambiguities in Resilience

By Alyanna Joyce S. Abadejos | The Red ChroniclesPhoto Courtesy | Aaron Favila When Filipinos speak of resilience, it is often associated with a shared community trait that allows individuals to adapt and withstand disasters. In a country like the Philippines, prone to typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and other calamities, this “resilience” has been widely accepted …

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EDITORIAL | Break the Wheel, Lose Your Chains

Layout by French Templonuevo | The Red Chronicles Last 2022 National Elections, the Filipino nation was confronted with the unsightly horrible face of suffrage. That, its grisly semblance is nothing but a paradox—an illusion of a democratic choice.  In a semi-colonial and semi-feudal state, the political power of the same bureaucrats knows no frontiers. Through …

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