[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 5, 2016.] Of late, members of the younger … More
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Why Read Jose Ma. Sison? A Review of Building People’s Power (2016)
Note: This review was published by Bulatlat.com. It was also read during the book launch and International League of People’s Struggle 15th anniversary gathering at … More
On the Maritime Dispute between the Philippines and China
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International League of Peoples’ Struggle June 10, 2015 In viewing the maritime dispute between … More
Open Letter: #PopeFrancis, hear the Filipino youth’s story
January 14, 2015 Dear Pope Francis, We, the Filipino youth welcomes with joy, justice, peace, and love His Holiness Pope … More
Hindi ipinagdiriwang ang Internasyunal na Araw sa Karapatang Pantao
I wrote this article for the Philippine Online Chronicles. Idineklara ng United Nations ang Disyembre 10 bilang pagunita ng internasyunal … More
Remembering Fr. Rudy Romano on the 29th anniversary of his disappearance
I wrote this for Philippine Online Chronicles. No trace of Fr. Rudy Romano’s body has been found until the present, … More
Let Them Eat “Low-End Rice”!
I wrote this commentary for the Philippine Online Chronicles. From P60-P90 per kilo last month, the price of garlic has … More
Yolanda a Man-Made Disaster
On the eve before supertyphoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) made its first landfall, Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III went … More
What does nationalism mean today?
This is an essay I wrote for the Philippine Online Chronicles. Street children are once again selling little Philippine flags … More
Why We Deserve Better than Leloy Claudio and Akbayan
In a blog for the GMA News website entitled “Binay voters deserve better than Binay,” Leloy Claudio of Akbayan continues … More
Facebook Revolution? Social Media, the 2013 Elections, and the National Situation
Note: This is a talk I gave to campus journalists of the University of the Philippines system during a Conference … More
Now Trending: Cebu undergrads share Facebook confessions
I wrote this commentary for the Philippine Online Chronicles. In a country whose system of economic production remainspredominantly agrarian, backward, and heavily … More
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 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