Is prostitution a right?
October 5 is International Day of No Prostitution. There is a growing effort to frame commercial sex as merely "sex work"—an economic choice and a matter of labor rights. Proponents…
Youth take it to the streets
"Papunta ka pa lang, pabalik na kami." Most of us heard this growing up, usually right after asking a question that mattered. "Never Too Young" offers a view of the world…
Six-pointed star-spangled banner: On U.S. imperialists as #1 terrorists
Enabled by modern military technology and sophisticated media control, the life-threatening capability on berserk mode of US imperialism remains unprecedented. To lessen chances of homegrown unrest that might trigger pockets…
Guests of Terror: Geopolitics and the apolitical literati of the Philippines
A handful of Filipino authors made public their decision to refuse the “honor” of being invited to the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), especially after said event declared its Zionist position…
The map does not feed the fisherfolk
Before lawyers draw lines on a map, there is a fisherman trying to find his way home. That thought stayed with me after speaking recently before Filipino and Vietnamese lawyers,…