Pencils down, highlighter caps on, papers pushed and piled to the side—the day ends with fingers colored in streaks of neon and decorated with paper cuts. It has been a day spent sitting, discussing, and dissecting journal articles and peer reviews with their colleagues and mentors. They have a ton of deadlines to catch up…
For the longest time, Leigh Dispo believed that names have power. Putting a name to the attraction she has for both boys and girls would trigger an avalanche of shame and guilt that she was not equipped to deal with. It was a “form of sadness that dragged on and on” until she had the…
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Love will always win
Back when most of us were younger, we were taught that marriage was a union between a man and a woman. Today, this notion has been challenged several times already, especially now with the LGBTQ+ community pushing for the legalization of same-sex marriages across the globe. The Netherlands was the first country to allow same-sex…
Films move beyond entertainment; there is more to a film than the audience’s enjoyment. They have the power to engage with and to open discussions with people and to influence their level of consciousness and understanding toward what’s being shown or how it’s shown. In the case of LGBTQ+ representation in the media, one issue…
On February 20, 2017, a tourist bus crashed into an electric post in Tanay, Rizal, killing 15 people including the driver. Onboard the bus were students from BestLink College of the Philippines en route to a site for a field trip. It was later discovered that the trip was part of a National Service Training…
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Stand your ground
Recently, the news of mandatory ROTC or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps made rounds on social media. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives on May 20; however, the Senate’s version of the bill is still pending. The controversial bill would make military training under ROTC mandatory for all senior high school students in…
Remember when you first held miniature giants in your hands, mimicking their assumed roars and growls? You even watched them on television screens, in cinemas, drew them on blank pages of your book, and wore costumes to appear like them. As children, most dinosaurs were introduced to us as wingless, dragon-like creatures that we have…
It’s the end of a long day of school and Matty is tired. His elementary school dismisses him early enough that he has time for a little magic before dinner. With palpable excitement he sits in front of his family’s TV and turns it on. Music plays. He sings along. Years have passed, Matty Juniosa…
Members and representatives of youth and labor groups convened last June 8 in the College of Education Theater of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman for a forum titled Ang Malansang Isda: Ang Alingasaw ng panukalang Mandatory ROTC sa Senior High Schools at pagpapatupad ng CHED Memo 20 sa Kolehiyo. Speakers from different aligned…
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Faith and toxic love
It’s that time of the year again—as how it should be everyday—for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate and parade their true colors. People of different races and ages gather together to walk side by side with their friends and loved ones who support and embrace the community. Pride marches are extravagantly filled with rainbow flags…