In his first State of the Nation Address last July 25, President Rodrigo Duterte urged indigenous peoples to make use…
Books on a Desert Island
A number of people have been asking me recently why I’ve stopped blogging. Perhaps there’s nothing wrong if I start…
I’m on Instagram and Goodreads
1. I haven’t written any posts for this platform for some time due to the volume of other writing I’ve…
Analyzing the failures of Syriza
Originally posted on Systemic Disorder:
So many put their puts hopes into Syriza; so many were bitterly disappointed. Greece’s Coalition of…
Behind UP’s curricular reforms
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 12, 2017.] Last March 20, the University of…
1,328 contractual workers missing?
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on March 9, 2017. The NFFM report can be read in…
Is Duterte fascist?
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 9, 2017.] While President Duterte rode on the…
Educating millennials on martial law
[This commentary was originally published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 5, 2016.] Of late, members of the younger…
Alternatives to Jalaur mega dam by Dr. Ernesto Hofileña
What follows is the statement of Dr. Ernesto Hofileña for the 1st International Solidarity Mission Against the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project…
Two Brazilian sci-fi books (Books acquired, 7.21.2016)
Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Yesterday, I spent over an hour browsing old sci-fi paperbacks at my favorite book store. I…
Tumandok burial and sacred sites to be desecrated by Jalaur mega dam project
Originally posted on Panay Today:
ILOILO City – The burial grounds and sacred sites of the Tumandok indigenous peoples of Central…
International Solidarity Mission on Panay mega dam launched
Originally posted on Panay Today:
ILOILO City – The Jalaur River for the People’s Movement (JRPM), an alliance composed of environmental…
A Random Note on Janine and Ivan’s Essay on Conceptualism
I chanced upon Janine and Ivan’s essay “The Economic Aspect in Contemporary Writing and the Matter of Class in Literature:…
United Federation of Planets under Fire for “Social Imperialism”
Originally posted on Worker's Spatula:
WHEREVER STAR TREK TAKES PLACE, SPACE OR WHATEVER, YOU GODDAMN NERDS – Despite claims made by…
I Dreamt about the Workshops of the Future
Originally posted on Signals:
North Korean futurist architecture, credits to Koryo Group ,We need workshops that are based on mutual interest,…