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Everything you need to know about Fabel Pineda’s case

Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trigger warning: rape, sexual abuse, murder Movements like #HijaAko, #MeToo and #WhyIDidntReport, which have been helping sexual abuse survivors gain the courage to speak up, show just how necessary the…

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Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sex-trafficking accomplice has been arrested—finally

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: The story detail contains details of sexual abuse and suicide. Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and longtime confidante to convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the Federal…

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Is restorative justice the answer to ending rape culture?

Posted on July 2, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: The following story discusses sexual harassment and abuse. The kindest response that I can give to any person who sexually harassed me in the past is something along…

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UST students are rallying to get an alleged sexual predator expelled

Posted on June 29, 2020June 30, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: The following story details accounts of sexual assault and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. With more women getting inspired to speak up about sexual harassment these days, not…

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‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ star is called out for non-apology video denying abuse allegations

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Note: This story contains mentions of sexual and psychological abuse. “I’m sorry I hurt you and there is nothing I can do to make up for it,” said “Ang Huling…

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We hope #HijaAko serves as a wakeup call to end protecting celebrity sexual abusers

Posted on June 17, 2020June 19, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault Following the #HijaAko movement that stemmed from Frankie Pangilinan’s clap back at Ben Tulfo, many people shared their stories and urged people to stand up…

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DLSU fires a faculty member for a sexist post against Sen. Risa Hontiveros

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020
Amrie Cruz

De La Salle University (DLSU) is holding a part-time faculty member accountable for making a lewd and sexist comment against Senator Risa Hontiveros. The faculty member insinuated in a Facebook…

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Beware: A Facebook trash talk group is allegedly sharing child porn

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020
Jacqueline Arias

We can’t believe we have to remind everyone to not share child pornography on social media—but there are some disgusting people out there. Over the weekend, members of a certain…

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No model deserves to be slut-shamed for working with this misogynistic brand

Posted on January 29, 2020June 16, 2020
Jacqueline Arias

“If your product was any good, you wouldn’t need sexism to sell it.” We shared that quote on our Instagram and Twitter recently. It’s pretty timely after seeing the online outrage…

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Will Congress pass bill raising age of sexual consent?

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020
Tisha Ramirez

In 2018, we talked about how the age of consent in the Philippines is 12 years old. This came up because UNICEF Philippines asked people to sign a petition in…

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rape culture

Everything you need to know about Fabel Pineda’s case

Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sex-trafficking accomplice has been arrested—finally

Is restorative justice the answer to ending rape culture?

UST students are rallying to get an alleged sexual predator expelled

‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ star is called out for non-apology video denying abuse allegations

We hope #HijaAko serves as a wakeup call to end protecting celebrity sexual abusers

DLSU fires a faculty member for a sexist post against Sen. Risa Hontiveros

No model deserves to be slut-shamed for working with this misogynistic brand

Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

Love is the place I call home

Mental health is political for this young Filipina and her global youth network

An open letter to the hypocrites on my feed

“She was not a phase,” a writer shares about her first love

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