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Read more about the article Beyond the umbilical cord: A mother’s breastmilk is her baby’s safety blanket, a right inherent

Beyond the umbilical cord: A mother’s breastmilk is her baby’s safety blanket, a right inherent

Mother’s milk is, I think, a symbol of compassion. Without mother’s milk we cannot survive, so our first act as a baby together with our mother is sucking milk from our mother, with a feeling of great closeness. At that time, we may not know how to express what love is, what compassion is, but there is a strong feeling of closeness. From the mother’s side also, if there is no strong feeling of closeness toward the baby, her milk may not flow readily. So, mother’s milk is, I think, a symbol of compassion and human affection. -The Dalai Lama

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Read more about the article State of the nation’s terror, addressed

State of the nation’s terror, addressed

The day Duterte signed the Anti-terrorism Law, 11 activists in Cabuyao, Laguna were manhandled by police and military men as they were packing up after a peaceful protest. They were detained without charges. A few days later, the National Vice-Chairperson of Gabriela and Chairperson of Bicolana is arrested based on a trumped up murder case. Jenelyn Nagrampa is also a barangay councilor in Nabua town, Camarines Sur.

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Read more about the article How is the Duterte regime normalizing the Filipino suffering? (Part 1)

How is the Duterte regime normalizing the Filipino suffering? (Part 1)

While many activists have been taking it to the streets despite the pandemic, the invisibility of the rest of the angry population might be telling something about how this suffering is being made acceptable, the default, and even the so-called "new normal" by the Duterte regime.

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