First Person | Lyle, son of Negros
We both share the same violence from the State.
First Person | Lyle, son of Negros
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The continuing anguish of Negros
The continuing anguish of Negros
Any honest student of history will understand that the conflict afflicting Negros did not rise from a vacuum. It stands on a longstanding theater of feudal order, brutal power, and impoverishment.
On the Fringes | Journalists remain unsafe
On the Fringes | Journalists remain unsafe
Long, overlapping questions may have short, decisive answers.
Negros after the gunfire: what the blood on our soil is telling us
Negros after the gunfire: what the blood on our soil is telling us
It is tempting to reduce this to a “security success” or a “counterinsurgency incident.” But such language hides more than it reveals. Armed conflict in Negros did not begin with guns. It began long before, in conditions that have shaped the lives of generations.
Balikatan: Colonial foundations and the rebranding of U.S. military domination
Balikatan: Colonial foundations and the rebranding of U.S. military domination
The Philippines is not merely caught between powers, but incorporated into a hierarchy of production and control in which labor, land, and resources are subordinated to US imperialist interests.
Konteksto | Ekonomiks
Konteksto | Ekonomiks
Sa mga ekonomistang nais magpakadalubhasa, may simpleng pakiusap lang: Huwag sanang kalimutan ang masa.
Merely Iran Proxies? Understanding the Axis of Resistance
Merely Iran Proxies? Understanding the Axis of Resistance
This article reexamines the so-called “Axis of Resistance” in light of recent escalations, ceasefire breakdowns, and renewed regional strikes, arguing that these movements are not Iranian proxies but historically rooted formations shaped by prolonged war and fragmentation, whose emerging multi-front deterrence reveals new forms of armed sovereignty and exposes the limits of US-led imperial power.
Oil shock profiteering? Oil firms, Marcos regime rake in hundreds of millions amid crisis
Oil shock profiteering? Oil firms, Marcos regime rake in hundreds of millions amid crisis
Even without a war and an oil shock, and even in times when oil prices are relatively low or declining, the Filipino people are still being oppressed and exploited by local pump price profiteering, and global monopoly and speculative pricing due to oil deregulation.
Konteksto | Langis
Konteksto | Langis
Mahigit P100 na ang bawat litro ng diesel. Sa mga susunod na araw, asahan ang presyong nasa tatlo na ring mga numero para sa premium na gasolina.
‘Sana oil’| As Filipinos suffer mega oil price hikes, prices barely moved in our ASEAN neighbors
‘Sana oil’| As Filipinos suffer mega oil price hikes, prices barely moved in our ASEAN neighbors
Jeepney drivers and Filipino consumers do not have to be at the mercy of oil companies. The oil industry does not have to be deregulated. Oil prices can be controlled. The government does not have to be useless.
Imperial feminism in a time of war
Imperial feminism in a time of war
Without sovereignty, there is no terrain on which struggles for democracy, workers' rights, or women's liberation can occur.
With deregulation, the Philippines is most vulnerable in Asia to oil shocks
With deregulation, the Philippines is most vulnerable in Asia to oil shocks
Unlike many Asian countries, the Philippines has long dropped, in the name of deregulation, key policy tools, such as state-controlled strategic oil reserves, regulated pricing schemes, and price stabilization mechanisms, which could protect Filipino consumers during global shocks.
Konteksto | Kabastusan
Konteksto | Kabastusan
Tuwing Marso ang Buwan ng Kababaihan. Kahit kaunting respeto, ayaw ibigay ng halal at hangal. Sa ganitong konteksto, bahagi na sila ng kasaysayan!
A law for everyone except the United States
A law for everyone except the United States
International institutions never held the United States accountable for its repeated acts of aggression against Iran or, for that matter, any of the other countries that suffered from US attacks.
How Trump’s Epic Fury in Iran impacts the Filipino poor
How Trump’s Epic Fury in Iran impacts the Filipino poor
By accommodating multiple US military facilities and weapons platforms, the Philippines exposes itself to becoming a potential target in conflicts involving the US.
First Person | ‘No luxury bags, only yearning for justice’
First Person | ‘No luxury bags, only yearning for justice’
The fight for TRUTH, Justice and Accountability cannot be trivialized with designer bags and fake news.
The True Heroes of EDSA
The True Heroes of EDSA
Filipinos still debate as to who or what truly brought down Ferdinand Marcos Sr., and what exactly we are honoring when we celebrate EDSA.
Konteksto | Patalsikin
Konteksto | Patalsikin
Bawal na palang manawagan ng pagpapatalsik sa okasyong inaalala ang pagpapatalsik ng diktador.
Konteksto | Ospital
Konteksto | Ospital
Talaga bang bawal maaksidente’t maospital? Posibleng mas lumala pa ang sakit ng pasyente oras na malaman niya ang kailangang bayaran.
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