Consent Is Not a Prop: Rethinking Women’s Autonomy in Public Discourse
Every March, we celebrate Women’s Month as a reminder of the struggle for equality, but it is also a time to reflect on how women’s identities are often invoked without…
Creativity, in the Blink of an Eye
Creativity is often overshadowed by the modern demand for speed and productivity. While society champions innovation, the shrinking attention spans of today threaten the deep, slow thinking required for true…
Lawyer-Politicians May Be Off the Record But Never Off the Hook
In the current Philippine political climate, the normalization of inflammatory, sexist, and insensitive remarks by lawyer-politicians undermines public trust and the integrity of the legal profession. This article argues that…
Reddit and the Rule of Law: Freedom of Speech or Freedom to Harm?
By Martin Charlz Tanodra | Photo Courtesy: Nur Photo Have you ever hit “post” on a comment, perhaps fueled by anger or disappointment, targeting a professor, classmate, or organization on…
Before It’s Too Late: Relearning Compassion in a World That Reflects Only After the Fact
By Mariah Yvette Papina | Photo Courtesy: Compassion Philippines It often takes a tragedy for people to remember to be kind. When someone takes their own life, the same online…
The Cost of Passive Endurance: How the Filipino Moral Compass Fuels Corruption
By Lou Margaret Nebit | Photo Courtesy: Rappler The Philippines prides itself on being a deeply religious nation. From fiestas to family rituals, faith is woven into the country’s cultural…
The Promise of Unity: The Irony Behind a Slogan in a Divided Philippines
By Janica Shanelle Yu | Photo Courtesy: Romeo Ranoco Unity. That was the rallying cry of the political partnership that now governs the country—a symbolic merger of the Northern Dynasty…
Who is Our Savior?: A Glimpse into the Behavior of the Masses in Selecting the Leaders of Tomorrow
By Carlo Miguel C. Candelaria | Photo Courtesy: Esquire Philippines Every election period, one individual steps up, making promises of lifting the Filipino people up from their problems. Today, the…
Slouching Towards Bethlehem*: The Grapple with a System that Prospers in Intellectual Dissonance
By Leigh Anne Darlene E. Dispo | Photo Courtesy: Child Hope Philippines Intellectual discourse very rarely favors the right people. When all it is meant to promote is collective action,…
Civic Participation Under a Rule of Dynasties
by Alyanna Joyce S. Abadejos | Photo Courtesy: Rappler Political families — whether revered or reviled — have become so deeply woven into the fabric of our political life that…