It was a kind of spur of the moment decision. Frankly, I had ideated the many ways I would berate her if we ever came face-to-face. But I stretched out my hand, looked her in the eye, and introduced myself. Neil, journalist, from Altermidya. Her name is Alma Gabin. On October 13, 2025 in...
A newly-formed alliance of film industry workers added to calls in holding corrupt officials accountable. The Film Workers Against Corruption (FWAC) in a press conference at the UPFI Film Center in UP Diliman, Quezon City today, November 22, 2025, asserted calls...
Religious leaders and human rights advocates have renewed their appeal for the acquittal of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) lay worker Marielle Domequil and journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who have been detained since their arrest in 2020. Domequil...
Minabuti ko nang sumama sa dalaw sa loob ng jail. Ang hirap kasing dumalaw do’n kung ibang araw; ang daming butas na kailangang pasukan. Biruin mo ‘yon, hindi na nga dapat nakakulong, ang hirap pang dalawin.
THE RETURN TO MCDIOLA. UP student councils and student publication members hold a lighting rally at ‘McDiola’ (a wordplay of ‘McDonald’s’ and ‘Mendiola’) in downtown Tacloban, where protest actions in the city are commonly held.
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For certain fan groups, Pride Month should be celebrated with a cause. Which is why on the second iteration of ‘Para sa Bading,’ Cult of Joe and Any Over Ridleys Community are set to raise funds for the Home for the Golden Gays, an organization dedicated to support elderly LGBTQIA+ persons.
My grandmother just died but I am unable to go home to mourn properly.
The Waray speaking areas in the region, particularly in the provinces of Samar and Leyte, have one such program that provides an outlet for the struggling, poetic masses: DYVL’s Siday program.
After more than a year of enduring in silence, a minor from Quezon province comes forward with the horrors she experienced at the hands of Philippine military forces belonging to the 59th Infantry Battalion.
lexander Abinguna, known fondly to us as Chakoy, has been in jail for nearly two years now. The cases against him are much like the trumped-up charges filed against activists: illegal possession of firearms and illegal possession of explosives.
“Pagod na kami.” Ganito ang saloobin ng maraming estudyante, guro, at mga magulang sa muling pagbubukas ng taong akademiko ngayong linggo. Ito na kasi ang ikalawang taon kunsaan sarado pa rin ang mga paaralan, kaya’t balik-‘distance learning set-up’ ang mga klase....
After being detained for over a year, how is Frenchie Mae Cumpio?