Meet the young Filipina CEO of Developh, a non-profit fighting injustice through tech
The internet right now is a politically-charged landscape echoing real-life horrors refusing to be denied or ignored. It is now saturated with stories from the margins now being put to…
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Sharpen your wits, we’re using secret languages to protest now
On Jun. 3, the House of Representatives approved the Anti-Terror Bill on its third and final reading. The bill just needs the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte before it officially…
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Must-reads on police brutality for citizens of a country afraid of its people
Here is something that we’ve already seen before: The police force armed to the teeth in front of civilians asking to be heard. There is a history of law enforcement…
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Here’s a list of #JunkTerrorBill protests and indignation rallies
The final approval of the Anti-Terror Bill (which now only needs President Duterte’s signature) last night, Jun. 3, has caused many to mobilize online and even prompted progressive groups and…
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COVID-19 and West PH Sea “developments” prompted the decision to not end the VFA just yet
The Philippines has suspended its decision to terminate its Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US “in light of political and other developments in the region.” The Department of Foreign…
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JSYK, Uniqlo is opening an online store soon
Heads up to all the fans of the Japanese minimalist fashion store: Uniqlo is opening an online store in the second half of 2020. Working at a publication staffed with…
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“She was not a phase,” a writer shares about her first love
It’s five in the morning as of this writing. I have not slept a wink. And because it’s the beginning of Pride Month, I want to make this confession for…
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Don’t give up, join the Anti-Terror Bill email protests
w Today, Jun. 3, 173 lawmakers from the House of Representatives voted in favor of the Anti-Terror Bill. This means that now the bill only needs to be signed into…
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#WhyIDidntReport shows us once again how rape culture silences survivors
Back in 2018, Professor Christine Blasey Ford wrote a letter accusing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh for sexually assaulting her when they were in high school in the 1980s. US President…
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Just adding gender quotas won’t fix our institutions, agrees Sen. Hontiveros
On Jun. 1, Sen. Risa Hontiveros tweeted her support for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s bill to increase gender quotas in the Philippine National Police. Dela Rosa sponsored the bill…
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