Isinulat ni Crisha Señar – Agos ng Korupsiyon “Mga ate, kuya, ‘wag kayong matakot sa akin. Huwag niyo pong itago ang mga selpon niyo. Hindi po ako magnanakaw. Manghihingi lamang po ako ng kaunting tulong, pangkain lang sana.” Mga linyang madalas nating marinig tuwing nasa pampublikong sasakyan. Masasabi nating bahagi na sila ng pang-araw-araw na buhay natin. Minsan ay good vibes ang kanilang hatid dahil sa kuwela nilang mga pakulo, ngunit madalas, perwisyo ang tingin nating d

Isinulat ni Precious Adrianne Sarsagat – Tinig ng Musmos Hindi sila basta bata. Hindi lang sila estudyante. Sila ay mga lider. Sa Pilipinas, ang red-tagging ay patuloy na nagiging sandata laban sa boses ng mga lider-estudyante. May ilang mga mag-aaral na nagpapahayag lamang ang binabansagan at nauugnay na agad sa terorismo o rebeldeng grupo sa kabila ng kawalan ng sapat na patunay. May seryosong banta sa kaligtasan at kalayaan ng mga kabataan ang gawaing ito. Isang malinaw n

Article by Kristan Gile – Beyond the Norms “You cannot kill the environment because if you kill the environment, you kill everything… And whose duty is it to protect our people? It’s the government. And when you make decisions based on business interests, you have shirked your responsibility. You have lost the moral ascendancy to rule the government because to you, business and money is more important than the welfare of our people.” — Gina Lopez One of my favorite speeches w

Article by Kristan Gile – Beyond the Norms Truth be told, many want a diploma but not an education. In the Philippines where ‘credentialism’ seeps in the fabric of our culture, education is seen as an economic ticket. It became a social status that marks one’s achievement on the ladder of social hierarchy. As a by-product, education became a system that contradicted its supposed purpose: to liberate and to enlighten. If you go out in the streets of Manila and ask a common Fil