Opinion

The struggle awaits

Huli kong na itong column. Pagkaraan ng ilang buwan ay hindi niyo na muli makikita ang mga opinyon ng social justice warrior na ito sa diaryo ng The HERALDO FILIPINO (HF). Mamamaalam na ako sa nakasukbit na larawan ni St.…

The myth of “bobotante”

You can’t call Filipinos bobotante, as voting is not just a matter of intellect. This past May 13, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) declared the 2019 midterm election “generally successful”—yet majority of Filipinos said otherwise when the results started to…

Build, Resist, Build

We often imagine that infrastructure development breeds an economically progressive country. As an architecture student, it is our duty to develop and curate communities by designing buildings and establishments for the comfort of the people, yet we often forget that…

Lost generation

Kabilaang mga gawain na malapit na ang pasahan—mga plates at proyekto na sumasabay sa hell week at mga pagsusulit sa pangunahing mga paksa; dagdagan pa ng personal na problema at pisikal na kapaguran, tiyak na sasabog ka na lang sa…

Memento mori

Memento mori (Latin): Remember, you will die. You and everyone you know will die. It’s not the cheeriest way to start a column, but it’s the truth nonetheless. Around 151,600 people die every day, but that doesn’t make death any…

‘Republic of China’

On the early morning of November 20, on live telecast in front of millions of Filipinos, President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping—who was walking in front of him with the Chinese flag raised behind them, the Philippine flag…

Environmental hierarchy

Lately, social media has been buzzing on the current environmental problems that Earth is facing. From photos of sea birds washed ashore with their stomachs filled with a collection of plastic wastes they mistakenly consumed; articles warning the looming threat…

Sea of life

Mental illness has come a long way from those saying that it’s just a phase. Yet despite the leaps we have taken, mental health is still subjected to stigmas and considered by some as taboo. What’s more concerning is the…