Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
BY JOSE MAROMA JR.
I WISH Sen. Manny Pacquiao would exercise restraint and modesty in invoking the name of God in his public pronouncements on...
Can we defend it in Plaza Miranda?
BEFORE the coming
of mass television and way before the age of the internet, Plaza Miranda in
Quiapo was the forum for political candidates presenting themselves...
Support the call for resumption of peace talks
THE PHILIPPINE Ecumenical Peace
Platform (PEPP) is gravely concerned and alarmed over the escalating atmosphere
of fear and uncertainty in our national life brought about by...
Probing the invisible multi-billion ‘black budget’
INTELLIGENCE: This is what the Duterte
administration apparently wants to increase next year. Or so reveals the 2020
proposed national budget.
Next year, the Office of...
Itaguyod ang kalayaang pang akademiko!
(This
“unity statement” of concerned professors against police and
military intrusion in schools was read at a press conference at the University
of the Philippines Diliman in...
Living up to its mission?
BY JOSE MAROMA JR.
IN HIS RECENT State of the Nation Address (SONA), the President scolded Landbank of the Philippines for its “lopsided” loan portfolio...
LGBTQ+ people need acceptance, not tolerance
THE audacity talaga of some
straight men, ’no?
My attention was caught (read: I was
“triggered”) by a Facebook user who argued that transgender people being accepted
and...
Mula sa ina ng isang aktibista
BY EVANGELINE HERNANDEZ
(The author is the chairperson of Hustisya, an organization of families of victims of human rights violations. – Ed.)
NOONG ang anak ko...
Are we on the same page?
BY CENTER FOR WOMEN’S RESOURCES
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte confidently stated in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), “Our goal for the next three years...
Freedom of expression in the time of Duterte, 2
(Continuation of yesterday’s joint statement
of Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity, National Union of Journalists of
the Philippines, Concerned Artists of the Philippines, and Altermidya)
THE...