COVID-19

COVID-19 remodels academic setting anew

Originally published in The HERALDO FILIPINO Broadsheet Vol. 34 Double Issue On March 10, suspension of classes was extended due to the COVID-19 outbreak leading to the University’s implementation of distance learning mode for the rest of the 2nd semester…

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,…

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…