Perspectives

EDITORIAL: Token directive, token statement

EDITORIAL: Token directive, token statement

DESPITE MALACAÑANG’S decision to exclude the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution from the list of holidays this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) issued a memorandum on Feb. 21, encouraging public elementary and high schools nationwide to organize events commemorating the historic occasion. Under the direction of Vice…
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EDITORIAL: Thank you, OSA

EDITORIAL: Thank you, OSA

To say that our beloved University has had bad press would be a gross understatement. After all, the ruckus over TomasinoWeb’s 7-Eleven photo has reached the mainstream media and the halls of Congress. While it has raised awareness about the need to defend students’ rights, it has also been feasted…
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EDITORIAL: From teachers to whitewashers

EDITORIAL: From teachers to whitewashers

WEEKS BEFORE the 51st anniversary of Martial Law, the Department of Education (DepEd) released a memorandum ordering the change of "Diktadurang Marcos (Marcos dictatorship)" to just "Diktadura (dictatorship)" in the Grade 6 Araling Panlipunan syllabus under the Matatag curriculum. DepEd confirmed the existence of the memorandum but clarified that the…
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Speed Therapy

Speed Therapy

by BLESS AUBREY OGERIO I WAS 19 when I fulfilled my long-time dream of legally driving a car and obtaining my license. It was the typical midnight drives and fun road trips, getting the most out of my freedom. But as I drive along the journey of growing up, hitting…
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How far will #hashtags go?

How far will #hashtags go?

WE LIKE the idea that we are contributing to the betterment of society. And when you are stuck at home during a pandemic, the best place to do this is in the expansive digital architecture of social media. A landscape that has become a dump of cancel culture, trolls, performativity,…
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The Imedification of Filipino Women

The Imedification of Filipino Women

BEFORE OLIVIA Rodrigo and Heart Evangelista, we had Imelda Marcos. As a dictator’s wife and a beauty in her own right, she shocked the international community with her shoes, personality, and most, unfortunately, indiscretions. With news features of her ostentatious lifestyle came criticism from all forms, some in the form…
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We are women beings

We are women beings

GOING BACK to normal after a stretched time indoors should be exciting, but “normal” has always been different for us women.  It does not always mean “okay.” Merriam-Webster would characterize normal as “usual, typical, or routine.” It is expected, something adhering to a pattern. And the pattern is this: when…
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Education in Isolation

Education in Isolation

by Samantha Z. Argonza ACROSS THE tides of survival in the northernmost stretch of the Philippines is an island province that only had its first LTE connection in 2018. Adjusting throughout the pandemic has become a challenge in a process of reassessment.  In-person classes are resuming  gradually, yet it took…
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