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On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trigger warning: rape, sexual abuse If you’re a sexual abuse survivor, it can be difficult to not be retraumatized by the content you see online. You could be simply scrolling…

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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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The story of the biggest sexual abuse scandal in sports history is coming to Netflix

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020
Nadine Halili

There’s a new sports documentary coming out on Netflix and it focuses on my favorite sport to watch when I was growing up—gymnastics. On June 17, PEOPLE debuted the first…

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The death of a black activist prompts #JusticeforToyin

Posted on June 15, 2020June 16, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Note: This article contains mentions of sexual abuse and violence. On June 7, 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau posted a Twitter thread detailing how she was sexually…

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#WhyIDidntReport shows us once again how rape culture silences survivors

Posted on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020
Nadine Halili

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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Dismissing women’s reproductive health will never be okay

Posted on May 30, 2020May 29, 2020
Nadine Halili

As the country continues to face challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to recognize that responses to the virus differ based on sex and gender. From a…

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Get in, we’re mass reporting pages that sexualize children

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Imagine how tired we are to find out that there are still Facebook pages that prey on children. Actor and writer Juan Miguel Severo is one of the many who…

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On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

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

The story of the biggest sexual abuse scandal in sports history is coming to Netflix

The death of a black activist prompts #JusticeforToyin

#WhyIDidntReport shows us once again how rape culture silences survivors

Dismissing women’s reproductive health will never be okay

Get in, we’re mass reporting pages that sexualize children

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

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