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First Person | The virus of a broken world

I am now able to process this, thinking I am lucky to be able to have myself tested, as scores of Filipinos struggle with symptoms while ensuring that they will still have something to eat. But is it all luck? Is it just my luck to live in a territory with satisfactory practices in dealing with a pandemic? And what of it? What of the millions of Filipinos dealing with the pandemic on their own, with barely any government support? Is it their luck to die miserably, alone?

Bulatlat Contributors | Apr 25, 2020

Talumpati sa protesta sa harap ng ABS-CBN

May nagsasabi na tapos na ang laban dahil tinanggap na ang “sorry”. Pero paano matatapos ang laban kung wala pa ring hearing para sa prangkisa? Paano matatapos ang laban kung nandyan pa ang banta ng quo warranto mula sa OSG?

Bulatlat Contributors | Mar 1, 2020

Love means fighting back

Yes, we could have a better life like what people would say but remembering the demolition threats among several barangays in Tacloban, the land grabbing cases in Tacloban and Leyte, the illegal arrests of farmers and other activists, the strong Junk STS (socialized tuition scheme) and free education campaign, WE'D STILL MAKE THE CHOICE WE MADE YEARS AGO.

Bulatlat Contributors | Feb 12, 2020

First Person | ‘Whose land is this? Constructing counter-narratives through maps’

In just under six months of fieldwork, we saw the extreme and terrifying change of landscape in the affected areas: hundreds of trees were felled, creeks dried, and mountains flattened; this, despite claims from the Philippine government that New Clark City is “environment-friendly.”

Bulatlat Contributors | Dec 11, 2019

First Person | Mula sa ina ng isang aktibista

Dapat igalang ang pasya ng anak para sa sarili at dapat ipagmalaki anuman ang kanilang desisyon, lalo na ang pagsilbihan ang mamamayan.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 9, 2019

First Person | ‘To my father, this is for you’

To my father, this is for you. Thank you so much for convincing me to go to UP. You have always been, and always will be my inspiration. I will continue your fight.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 27, 2019

First Person | Notes of a non-lawyer: How the CA’s 14th Division is acting in favor of the respondents President Duterte et al in the petition for writs of amparo & habeas data

While we will fight it out and still avail whatever remedy there is, we are inclined to affirm the view that courts in especially with those appointed by the current President and his allies are severely compromised. We are inclined to believe that even these so-called remedies for victims of human rights violations are discouraging and thus are rendered inutile.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 19, 2019

First Person | A tale of two fathers

It’s already a full cycle for our family. The struggle never ceases.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 16, 2019

First Person | ‘Hamon para sa mga dalubhasa sa komunikasyon’

Bago pa lamang ako pumasok sa graduate school ay lagi kong tinatanong ang aking sarili kung bakit ko ninais na mag-aral pang muli. Nakuha ko ang aking sagot makalipas ang tatlong taon --- na ang pagiging isang dalubhasa sa komunikasyon ay hindi lamang dekorasyong idinudugtong sa iyong pangalan kundi ito ay isang pang-habang buhay na misyon.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 12, 2019

FIRST PERSON | How my politics strengthened my faith

These “norms” for majority of my brothers and sisters in Mindanao are not merely borne out of discrimination and religious puns; these are consequences of decades-long imposition of all-out war, militarization, land-grabbing, and vulgarization of our culture.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 7, 2019

FIRST PERSON | Thoughts on the occasion of Valentine’s Day and One Billion Rising

I am grateful to my wife for standing by me despite my frailties as a person, husband and father. She carries the responsibility of providing the family financially when I continued my full-time work as activist.

Bulatlat Contributors | Feb 14, 2019

FIRST PERSON | Ever northward, Randy

Yes, both rivers are flowing still, however much some people's greed wishes to dam them or turn them to mud. Their waters flow ever northward, ever sure that, at the end of their travels, a wider and freer ocean awaits.

Raymund Villanueva | Feb 8, 2019

FIRST PERSON | Theology in defense of God’s children

A good fifty years later, the Philippine Congress is just about to punish Filipino children for being born poor.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 30, 2019

First Person | Kuwentong #SM

Patay na ang Contractual King pero patuloy ang legasiya ng sistemang kontraktwal sa loob ng SM. 99% ng kanilang mga manggagawa ay contractual kaya mas dapat i-expose ang kabulukan ng sistemang ito.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 20, 2019

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