By DEE AYROSO
Devotion
Year: 2020
Australia wildfires seen as strong warning on the impacts of climate change
“The unprecedented Australian bush fires is the strongest warning yet that the impacts of climate change we thought we will be facing 20 or 50 years later is already a catastrophic reality today.”
Groups say US assassination of Iranian general violates international law
“Trump thinks that a war with Iran will work in his favor. He overestimates US capacity and grossly underestimates global resistance to US imperialism.”
Duterte urged to stop all-out war, resume peace talks
“If there’s an opportunity [for peace talks to continue], we will support it,” Bisenio told Bulatlat in an interview. “But we also know that the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] is hell-bent on continuing its militarist approach,”
Hold Duterte accountable over failed drug war – Tokhang kin
“For the longest time, we know by heart that President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs is a failure.“
Art town unites against mining extension
“It is a fact that Angono also lies merely 15 kilometers from the Manggahan Floodway and the Marikina Fault Line should ‘The Big One’ happen.”
Trump card
By DEE AYROSO
The books I read in 2019
1. Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar, Paul Blackburn (Translator). Unfamiliar, intriguing, but creative narratives and plotlines. Stories about madness, compassion, and complexity of modern living. 2. Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan. The first few pages are surreal, apt description of Payatas. A crime novel, page-turner, and a rare look into the…
Brace yourselves
By DEE AYROSO
A 2020 vision
By DEE AYROSO
Sunod: bagong henerasyon ng genre ng gulantang at kilabot
Swak ang tagpuang pampanahunan ng Sunod. Nakapeg ang epekto ng pagbabawal sa pagsasalita ng Wikang Filipino sa araw-araw na danas sa kasalukuyang modernidad ng mga bagets, senior citizen at burgis na estadong tagapangasiwa ng lipunang Pilipino. Lingid sa dilim ng pelikula ang kaugnayan nito sa nakaprogramang pabukakà na kabuhayan ng 13 milyong transnasyonalisadong OFW. Sa…