To be Aling Sisa

March 19, 2026

BIRD FEED

I know that many Aling Sisas off the screen and from our generation would rise up and would refuse to back down.

EDSA@40: Reclaimed democracy or elite continuity?

March 2, 2026

EDSA restored elections and civil liberties, but it did not uproot the economic and institutional forces that concentrate power.

Walang Usad

February 18, 2026

Nagbabayad naman tayo ng buwis nang tama, pero tayo rin ang nagbabayad sa mga maling desisyon ng pamahalaan. Hindi sana tayo nagdudusa sa ngayon at namamatayan ng mga pangarap sa traffic.

Overwhelmingly underfunded

November 8, 2025

“As I was being wheeled out of the hospital, I took vivid mental note of the institution’s decrepit condition – details I may have overlooked while receiving care from our underpaid health workers.”

Kampuhan, kalsada, pakikibaka – Oktubre 2025

October 20, 2025

Sa ilalim ng mga trapal sa gilid ng kalsada
‘Sansaglit naki-umpukan, sa kanila nakiisa
Nilahad ng matatanda kanilang pagdurusa
Mababang pasahod, alipin ng Hacienda.

Peste

October 16, 2025

Hindi ko napigilan ang pangingilabot — sa laki ng kumpanyang iyon, literal nilang ginawang pestisidyo ang mga manggagawa. Mano-mano. Isa-isa.

Counting laws, missing the point: Who deserves the Senate?

May 12, 2025

While prior experience in the Senate might seem important for lawmakers to have, it is also important to see what stand they have taken on certain government practices.

Critical Health Bar

April 12, 2025

While I felt relieved to finally have a diagnosis and a treatment plan, I still had to figure out how to afford it.

Hear the cry of our mothers

August 30, 2024

August 30 is the International Day of the Disappeared. I can’t help but recall my visit to Argentina this year.