University of the Philippines, Diliman

COVID-19 and How It Aggravated the Philippines’ Eroding Democracy

The COVID-19 pandemic is probably the greatest shock of the century. To slow down the spread of the virus, the only options were to restrict...

It has been a year since COVID-19 shocked the world. Known as a zoonotic disease, COVID-19 is believed to be originated from animals or products...

On the Pathos of Colloquial Language and the Illusion of Ethos In 2017, a University of Oxford study reported that President Rodrigo Duterte’s...

With only one more year to go, Duterte and his tyranny will finally end. This leaves the country’s democracy in a precarious position in the next...

Beginning the 1970s, the Philippines has endured Constitutional violations committed by no less than the government. To go around the 1935...

Instead of the usual keys and box containing small change from the previous trip or pasada, Daniel donned his face mask, grabbed a cardboard...

Activists in the Philippines are under siege. The country is now the most dangerous place for environmental activists, with 30 killed in 2018 –...

“Be water, my friend”, FLOW – the famous saying associated to the late martial arts icon Bruce Lee. – A “formless” protest, became the...

The lowering of the United Kingdom and Great Britain Flag over Hong Kong on the 1st of July 1997 marked the end of a colonial era and embarked...