This was the last Facebook update of Maya Daniel just before Aug. 14 midnight. A few minutes later, he would…
Endangering indigenous communities in Panay
In his first State of the Nation Address last July 25, President Rodrigo Duterte urged indigenous peoples to make use…
Works-in-Progress in 2019
Not much updates here for a long time because my day job and other activities involve lot of writing that…
Top Ten Reads of 2018
Last year much of my time was taken up mainly juggling (1) domestic duties, (2) masters thesis proposal writing, (3)…
Beyond politicizing mental health
Originally posted on Signals:
Anthony Bourdain’s suicide recently inspired a flurry of social media posts in my personal feeds regarding…
Adventures at the UPV Main Library, Miag-ao
[This essay is forthcoming in the next issue of Pagbutlak, the official student publication at UP Visayas Miag-ao.] After settling on the…
Libraries I (Diliman)
The library fee takes a significant portion of the school fees we’re paying in graduate school. This is the biggest reason…
I’m on Instagram and Goodreads
1. I haven’t written any posts for this platform for some time due to the volume of other writing I’ve…
Behind UP’s curricular reforms
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 12, 2017.] Last March 20, the University of…
1,328 contractual workers missing?
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on March 9, 2017. The NFFM report can be read in…
Is Duterte fascist?
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 9, 2017.] While President Duterte rode on the…
Educating millennials on martial law
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 5, 2016.] Of late, members of the younger…
Alternatives to Jalaur mega dam by Dr. Ernesto Hofileña
What follows is the statement of Dr. Ernesto Hofileña for the 1st International Solidarity Mission Against the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project…
Two Brazilian sci-fi books (Books acquired, 7.21.2016)
Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Yesterday, I spent over an hour browsing old sci-fi paperbacks at my favorite book store. I…
Tumandok burial and sacred sites to be desecrated by Jalaur mega dam project
Originally posted on Panay Today:
ILOILO City – The burial grounds and sacred sites of the Tumandok indigenous peoples of Central…
