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People’s history

People’s history

Our country underwent numerous transitions in the past century which saw the rise and fall of winners, losers, heroes, villains, oppressors, and the oppressed. Which of the contending forces emerged triumphant and what was its impact on society? Rather than amplify the mainstream version of history, our role is to find the voices which were dismissed by those in power as noise, nuisance, and irrelevant chatter. We have to assert the need to record and popularize this history from below.

Hadlangan! VFA!

Hadlangan! VFA!

This poem was written by Gelacio Guillermo in 1998 in the heat of the debates on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Written in Filipino, this creates scenarios if the VFA were approved, a decision that the Philippine Senate eventually did in 1999. The recent case...

Back in Business

Back in Business

Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo’s name cropped up in a corruption scandal once again. It has barely been a week since the Sandiganbayan found Joseph Estrada guilty of plunder and a scandal has erupted again involving the husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. BY...

Kapangyarihan at Pisikalidad

Kapangyarihan at Pisikalidad

May korelasyon ang pisikal na pangangatawan at panghawak sa pambansang kapangyarihan. Kailangang magsimbolo ang pangangatawan ng presidente bilang pinakamatayog at makapangyarihan sa bansa. Kailangan itong sumabay sa kinetisismo ng posisyon—parating laman ng...

Ang Normalidad ng Skandalo

Ang Normalidad ng Skandalo

Ang skandalo ay paratihang nandito. Hindi ito nawawala, bagkus ito nga ang katangian ng sinumang presidente bilang pagsipat sa mas malakihang krisis sa bansa. Normal ang skandalo. Abnormal ang kawalan nito. Sa pagkakataon ni Arroyo, ang skandalo ay nagiging...

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