Opinion

The reality of neutrality

Originally published in The HERALDO FILIPINO Broadsheet Vol. 34 Double Issue Looking away is equal to being sided with the oppressor–a reality that many of us are denying ourselves. A lot has happened in these past few months, it’s as…

COVID-19: Beyond cultural barriers

Originally published in The HERALDO FILIPINO Broadsheet Vol. 34 Double Issue Unspoken of, Filipinos have always been racist. It wasn’t actually a big deal back then because it has become a norm for Filipinos to call each other “maitim” or…

There is no going back to “normal”

Originally published in The HERALDO FILIPINO Broadsheet Vol. 34 Double Issue If you think that the problems brought about by COVID-19 will end at the tip of a needle, think again. Poor healthcare systems, lack of safety nets for workers,…

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…

Dear Class of 2020

We are in chaos, and it is happening around you. Within you. In all of us. It seems hard to reach our own epilogues at this very moment, and even when we do, it is not enough to conclude all…