Animals as metaphors of social critique in Cinemalaya
FILMS use animals as mirrors of human society.
Fixed attributes are often assigned to animals to critique human behavior, reinforce cultural norms, and expose class...
Family as foundation of society
ARTICLE XV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation and requires the State to strengthen its...
‘Ukay-ukay’ knows best
NOT ALL fashion lives on runways. Some of it breathes in places where survival meets style, and heart beats louder than any brand. It...
When we reach our limits
SINCE true Christian love will always ask for more and, in fact, endless things, we should not be surprised when at a certain point...
Provincial agricultural biosystems engineers should be required
IF WE’RE not serious about food security, then fine — let’s just let amateurs run agriculture. But if we are serious, then we must...
Things linguistic retained by most Visayan languages that Tagalog lost, 4
HILIGAYNON speakers have the option to use either the existential ara or the locative dira, but usually prefer the existential (which is ara).
For...
Built for yesterday’s rain
ILOILO City received a brutal warning on August 17: 197 millimeters of rain fell in just six hours, flooding 70 barangays and affecting more...
Talking IGNITE, MORE Power, etc.
OF COURSE, we are talking about IGNITE Power, a joint venture company between Prime Electric Holdings Inc. and Manny Pacquiao’s MP Holdings Inc., and...
Beyond relief, toward flood governance
EVERY August, Metro Manila braces for the familiar rhythm of rain, rising waters, and stalled traffic. Last week, the habagat floods once again submerged...