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The Bedan Roar: Roaring against Censorship by Joel Pablo Salud
It was mid-morning of a torrid desert-like Monday, the 23rd of April, when, scrolling down my Facebook newsfeed, an image wooshed past me. I scrolled back, and there it was: a magazine cover reputedly belonging to San Beda high school’s The Bedan Roar.
The...
Jeepney phaseout: Modernization for whom?
by Michelle Lado
Last March 17, various jeepney drivers and operators in the country conducted a transport strike to protest the PUV modernization program of the government.
According to the transport group PISTON (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide), the protest centers in...
Lessons from a ‘fantaserye’ controversy
Three weeks ago, ABS-CBN released promotional campaigns for its newest “fantaserye” Bagani, a speculative, coming-of-age story of a male protagonist, utilizing the indigenous term which means, all at the same time, heroism, courage, and moral or spiritual distinction bestowed upon an exemplary...
A matter of social justice: Women in radio and television in a time of conflict and crisis
The gloom cast by an overcast sky proved no match to the bright, spirited, and at times, belligerent voices of the women in the room. Inside the Microtel by Wyndham hotel at the UP Technohub in Diliman, Quezon City, a function hall became...
Babaylan: Migration and Filipino women in Europe
Last October, the Philippine women’s network Babaylan Europe celebrated its 25th year, with the theme: “Building Women’s Capacity in Response to Global Challenges.”
Founded in Barcelona, Spain in 1992, Babaylan derived its name from the women who acted as priests and who struggled and...
