I wrote this commentary for the Philippine Online Chronicles in commemoration of March as Women’s Month. One often hears that … More
Tag: Philippine Politics
Ruminations on the social basis of “Lolong Politics”
This is the first commentary that I wrote for the youth section of the Philippine Online Chronicles. Is it informational … More
The Bloody Human Rights Record of “Amalayer” Aquino
Last October, President Noynoy Aquino proudly claimed to the foreign media that there are no human rights violations in the … More
The Real Score: Akbayan’s Opportunist Roots And Bogus Reformism
The petition filed by youth activist group Anakbayan at the Commission on Elections against Akbayan! Citizen’s Action Party’s participation in … More
Anatomy of State Terror: Human Rights Violations in Panay
This is an unpolished overview of the human rights situation in Panay that I drafted earlier this year. Rodilyn Aguirre … More
The Real State of the Nation
This is my speech to 400 youth leaders during the Panay and Guimaras All-Youth Convention held last July 7, 2012 … More
The Philippine Educational System
Education is generally described as the process of providing or receiving systematic teaching. It is a basic human right because … More
The Filipino Youth and Social Transformation [1]
In these times of national crisis and global upheavals, there is a need for an active youth that can unite … More
Uphold the Right to Education: Fight for a Higher Budget for Social Services
All over the world, mass movements against worsening poverty, social inequality and government budget cuts for education and social services … More
Neocolonial Philippine Education
Much of the recent outbursts by the predominantly middle class online community against perceived wrongdoers. For while today’s endeavor … More
The 2nd SONA and Aquino’s Real Bosses
Kaya po, sa sambayanang Pilipino, ang aking Boss na nagtimon sa atin tungo sa araw na ito: maraming, maraming salamat … More
On the Historic July 19 Iloilo Youth Protest
The Kabataan Partylist-Panay salutes the Iloilo youth and students for the successful July 19 State of the Youth Address (SOYA) … More
A Public Statement by Concerned Faculty Members of UP Visayas on Red-baiting
8 July 2011 We, the undersigned faculty members of UP Visayas, loudly deplore the unfounded accusations or red-baiting of legitimate … More
Free Ericson Acosta! Free All Political Prisoners!
Ericson Acosta is described by the individuals and groups campaigning for his freedom as an artist, journalist and cultural worker … More
What do we do after the orgy?*
As we wake up to a series of price hikes, education budget cuts, ever-worsening corruption and human rights abuses, things … More