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Meet the PH’s first trans woman flight attendants
MANILA, Philippines – The Filipino trans community now has even more reason to celebrate Transgender Awareness Week: the Philippines officially has its first trans woman flight attendants.In separate...
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[OPINION] This debt I carry: What it's like to be adopted
“Ampon ka lang (You’re just adopted)!"This is how I remember Filipino teleseryes depict being adopted onscreen. Sure, there are some positive stories out there, but for the most part, adoption or being...
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Here's how you can help the student who jots down notes on banana leaf
MANILA, Philippines – No notebook? 16-year-old student Erlande O. Monter from Lianga Comprehensive High School in Surigao del Sur still found a way to do his class work.On November 18, teacher Arcilyn...
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#RespetoNaman movement launches campaign vs gender-based violence
MANILA, Philippines – Gender equality advocates from #RespetoNaman, a nationwide movement for women and LGBTQ+ empowerment, unveiled an upcoming 18-day campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) to...
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Raffy Tulfo in hot water after persuading teacher to have license revoked
MANILA, Philippines – Just a week after helping two parents find their missing baby, Raffy Tulfo’s show made rounds yet again on social media – only this time, netizens are not happy.In one of the...
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Bacolodnons emphasize community's role in upholding truth on social media
MANILA, Philippines– At a time when propaganda and disinformation are rampant on social media, are journalists solely responsible for upholding the truth?During #MoveBacolod: Social Good in the Digital...
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LIST: Zero-waste initiatives in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Want to live a zero-waste lifestyle but don’t know where to start? According to a 2015 study on plastic waste, the Philippines is the third biggest source of plastics causing...
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[OPINION] Why we fail as queer activists
I remember going to this year’s Metro Manila Pride with an almost naïve sense of optimism. This year’s theme was “Resist Together,” with an emphasis on Pride being a protest, so the tibak (activist) in...
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[OPINION] The morality tale of cannabis sativa
The third millennium began in the United States with medical marijuana legally sold in 33 states and the District of Columbia, the country’s power center. It was 1999 – two decades since Washington DC...
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National HIV Testing Day: Where you can get tested in Metro Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu kicked off on Saturday, November 23, National HIV Testing Day, dubbed as Know Your Status (KYS) and Play (#KYSandPlay2019), with free, fast, and confidential HIV testing...
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Groups slam ‘delayed justice’ for victims of Ampatuan massacre
MANILA, Philippines – After 10 years, various media and local groups on Saturday, November 23, continued to call for justice for the families of the victims killed in the gruesome Ampatuan massacre.The...
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[OPINION] Duterte is making a big mistake
Political persecution and killings of activists and human rights defenders have been consistently at the top of the government's agenda since Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency in 2016. To date,...
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New ‘Bahay Bulilit’ daycare center in Cebu opens to serve low income families
CEBU, Philippines – There is a new daycare center in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, that is not just for children. The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) opened the doors of its “Bahay Bulilit”...
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[OPINION] A former national athlete’s two cents on the 2019 Sea Games fiasco
This is the fourth time that the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) will be held in the Philippines. The last time was in 2005, where we won overall – the first and last time the Philippines won the...
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Taclobanons urge community to combat disaster-related hoaxes
MANILA, Philippines – Long after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hit Tacloban City in 2013, hoaxes about disasters and calamities easily spread among residents as they continued to deal with the trauma...
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[OPINION] Standing with women leaders in ending violence, building peace
This opinion piece was written for the global women’s rights in crisis campaign #IMatter to commemorate International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. The launch will kick start an amazing drive to...
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[OPINION] What does it mean to celebrate Andres Bonifacio?
The Philippines is undergoing a continuous crisis, brought about by decades of foreign exploitation and centuries of class entrenchment. Semi-colonialism and semi-feudalism have resulted in a political...
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[OPINION] What touring the Philippines taught me about sexual health in the...
It’s been a week since I had the pleasure of speaking at the opening plenary at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 – a global gathering to mobilize the political will and financial commitments we urgently...
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'Parada ng mga Parol': Filipinos join worldwide climate strike ahead of COP25...
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of students and advocates called on governments and multinational companies to take urgent action in tackling the climate crisis in “Parada ng mga Parol: Pailaw para sa...
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#BeBonifacio: What if Andres Bonifacio were on Twitter in 2019?
MANILA, Philippines – How would the Father of Philippine Revolution react to all that’s happening in the Philippines in 2019?Filipinos marked Saturday, November 30, the 156th birth anniversary of...
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