Kelsey Telo

The ideal woman doesn’t exist

Originally published in The HERALDO FILIPINO Broadsheet Vol. 34 Double Issue It’s easy to think we’ve already shattered the mold women are forced to fit into, but if asked, we all still share the same idea of what an ideal…

In this war on accountability, silence is sin

The war on COVID-19, like the war on drugs, on press freedom, and others the Philippine government has waged, are all wars on accountability. That free expression and dissent can be criminalized with particular hostility is not only an irony…

USG President says ‘sorry’ for late TOFI statement

Multisectoral consultation meetings on tuition and other fees increase (TOFI) commenced on February 11, 19, and 26, during which College Student Governments (CSGs) took the lead in releasing statements of opposition.  College of Liberal Arts and Communication Student Government, College…

Life and death in journalism

I always knew I wanted to work in the media, but for years, I couldn’t get myself to say it around other people. One time, in a social gathering, one family friend asked me across the dining table, “So are…