Features

In the Philippines, migration is rarely a choice, it is often a cost of a system that fails to provide; that starve those who stay; that binds survival with sacrifice. In the face of agricultural collapse and state-sanctioned labor exports — trade-offs become lifelines: land for opportunity, severance for sustenance. Read more

When the US dropped bombs on Iran, the blast echoed across oceans — not with missiles or fire, but in fare hikes, dwindling remittance queues, and half-empty dinner tables.  Read more

Do you enjoy watching strangers eat, fight, cry — living under 24/7 surveillance, confessing their wounds to a camera, and being judged based on how well they perform?  The good news is you’re not alone. The bad news? The producers of Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) are fully aware of it. Read more

From red to violet, Pride celebrations across the Philippines continue to march on vibrant paths, creating space for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community to live and love freely, as seen in the estimated 228,000 attendees gathered in #OnePridePH’s simultaneous events nationwide in 2024. Read more

Groceries cost more. Jeepney fares climbed. Rent never paused.  As inflation continues to gnaw at daily survival, Filipinos are left with no choice but to bridge day and night just to make ends meet — exhausting their very core in exchange for pennies barely enough to sustain a family of… Read more

Amidst the celebration of Philippine independence, the fight to build upon the progress our heroes have valiantly fought for continues to be overshadowed by the state’s glorification of statistics that fail to capture the struggles of the masses. Even after 127 years, the promise of June 12 — genuine liberation… Read more

From the crops that make up the food on our table, the textiles weaved into our clothing, up to the wood that strengthens our homes — agriculture proves itself to be an industry we cannot live without. Read more

For a world defined to be ever-changing and evolving — one defined by deepening political divisions, moral ambiguity, and a crisis of meaning — institutions like the Catholic Church stand at a delicate crossroads — one that puts a challenge in it maintaining its known steep traditional holds while keeping… Read more

With the passing of the beloved “People’s Pope,” the Church stands at a defining crossroads: who will carry the torch? Though the conclave on May 7 remains cloaked in secrecy, one truth resounds with clarity — the next pope must not retreat into the past. Read more

Friendships fade, and people grow apart. That is normal in life. But when the “friendship” in question unfolds on a political stage as interests evolve, power shifts, or alliances are tested — then the stakes are far more than just personal. Read more