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The Philippines may have won its independence, but some habits proved harder to evict than colonizers. Perhaps the greatest trick colonialism ever pulled was convincing Filipinos that validation sounds better with a foreign accent. The outrage surrounding Brandon Espiritu and Jether Palomo's obnoxious remarks may feel new, but this reminds us that the hierarchy that produced it is centuries old.
We cannot even act surprised that it has come to this. But it has stooped so low, we cannot even laugh anymore. Calling the Philippine Senate a “circus” feels insulting to circuses. At least circuses require professionalism, discipline, coordination, and hard work; where performers actually live to entertain their paying audience. The Senate, meanwhile, has become the cheapest show on earth, running on fragile egos, manufactured outrage, and political theatrics performed to distract and derail. It is a taxpayer-funded spectacle where public service has become just a PR buzzword, dignity is nonexistent, and the loudest performers resort to the chaos of viral moments to evade due process and accountability.
Every flooded home is not just a tragedy, it’s a receipt and a tangible proof of systemic neglect. They call it resilience, but often, it’s just desperation wearing a brave face. Survival isn’t bravery when the system sets you up to drown. When communities are left to fight for their lives, the real headline shouldn't be their strength but it should be the silence and absence of those in power long before the first drop of rain. Stop praising people for surviving what they were never meant to endure. It’s not a miracle that we made it, it’s a disgrace that we had to.
PETA’s Walang Aray returns in its second rerun is more than to start over but also to feel deeper. With new voices, reworked music, and casting that redefines what a lead can look like, the production doesn’t just revive a hit, but it softens the edges of history and offers a stage where truth, love, and representation are allowed to breathe. It’s a revival and a statement. And it’s louder than ever.
Candid is in, but care should never be out. When culture is the plate being passed around, the least we can do is taste it with humility. In the age of livestreamed slip-ups and snack-sized scandal, being real is currency but forgetting who's watching can cost more. Not every truth needs a timestamp, and not every bite needs to go viral. Because sometimes, it’s not what you say, but what you silence when you say it loud.
Set in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda that ravaged Tacloban City, Leyte, 'Kun Maupay Man It Panahon' continues to make its presence felt in international festivals and online streaming platforms.
The Internet demands brands and advertising agencies to do better when promoting beauty, and to go beyond the age-old message of making people feel bad about their physical appearances. The latest to receive this awakening is Belo Medical Group, which has recently launched a campaign all about the pandemic's impact on our self-care routines.
When a company as big as Canon blatantly disregard marginalized photographers in a program meant to celebrate local talents of a certain caliber, you know there's something awfully wrong.
