The documentary on Cagayan Valley activists, ” BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED”,    bagged Best Film  of  the 21st  Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. The film directed by Noni Abao narrated the story...

What is fear? What are the things you are afraid of? Sometimes fears are fears but sometimes, you just have to face it and you will become a better person. Sometimes, you may fear water especially on...

Activism is not terrorism! “Red-tagging” as a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security is the focus  of “Bloom Where You Are Planted” by Nonilon Abao which is one of the ten...

Today is Mental Health Awareness Week, not Mental Health Awareness Month. International Mental Health Awareness Month is in May and the regalia goes on. That is the irony of time, yesterday is...

The first National Seafarers Day (NSD)  was celebrated  on August 18, 1996 , with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Taas Noo!” at the WG&A Pier 4, North Harbor Manila. This year’s  30th...

How to Find Hope? They say hope is hard to find especially when you’re in the darkest place. It’s hard to realize when you yourself are in a bad place. It’s hard to see with a blind...

Sometimes I’ve been thinking how to put myself in the shoes of others. There are blind people who can’t easily walk or take a jeep especially during these rainy days. It kept me asking...

Trigger Warning If certain parts trigger you, make a Psychosocial Support Appointment at City Health Services through the LGU Mental Health Helpline: 09190696361 and for Emergencies, please call 911...

Exactly a year after being given an X-rating, “Alipato at Muog”  film on desaparecidos  was recognized as Best Picture  by  the  Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS)  Awards. “We don’t...

One of the most common concerns I hear is, “Aren’t you worried AI will replace writers?” My honest answer: not really. But I do think it’s changing how we write—and how we need...