Don’t blink — hold the line
THERE was a moment during the November 30 Trillion Peso March 2.0 rally in Iloilo that has stayed with me. A parishioner from Jaro,...
The lessons Queena left us
THEHRE are teachers who fill a schedule, and there are teachers who fill a life. Atenean Professor Queena Lee-Chua was the latter.
News of her...
When ordinary people rise, 2
IN ONE past rally, teenagers gently handed their umbrellas to older marchers despite being drenched themselves. One boy from Molo whispered, “Damo pa sila...
When ordinary people rise, 1
RAIN HAS a strange way of sharpening a crowd.
During the last Iloilo march, the skies surrendered just as the chants reached their peak....
Violence vs women ends here, 2
DIGITAL spaces have turned into another battleground. The UNiTE campaign’s focus this year on digital violence is painfully relevant. Students in Iloilo joke about...
Violence vs women ends here, 1
RECENTLY, the first thing I noticed when I walked into ISUFST was not the usual chatter of teachers and staff rushing to their 8...
How P500 became a punchline
THERE is something oddly familiar about the uproar over the proposed ₱500 Noche Buena budget.
Not the warm kind of familiar — like your mother’s...
The Xavier within us
EVERY December 3, the world remembers a man who died on a small island off the coast of China — alone, sick, and still...
Not just any customer, 2
THE SMALLEST gestures go the furthest. A guard guiding a first-timer. A nurse explaining things in Hiligaynon. A young staffer saying, “Okay lang, I’ll...
Not just any customer, 1
SHE STOOD quietly, unsure — just a slip of paper in her hand, eyes moving from face to face. The hallway was loud, busy,...