Pagbangon
Restorative stories of communities yet to be heard. Until now.
A War on Drugs: Saving the enemy
Agimat, Anting-anting, Atbp: Quiapos' anti-Oplan Tokhang Trade
Exhuming a Tale of Struggle:
Stories of resistance and resilience in Santa Cruz, Zambales
by Clarice Adeva and Mia Rodriguez
A peak into the lives of the "enemies" of the Duterte administration's Oplan TokHang and how a community-based rehabilitation center in Quezon City "saves" them from the brutal drug war.
by Allan Yves Briones and Theresa Barre
In Quiapo, the bellybutton of Manila, Duterte's drug war is in full swing. Drug-related killings are commonplace, and residents are desperate for protection; they turn to the old gods: the anitos, the agimat and the anting-anting.
by Denver Del Rosario and Beatriz Zamora
Parched, cracked and plague-ridden, land hardly yielded anything in a small barangay within the vast plains of Central Luzon.
Home before home
Local foster parent count insufficient for gov't drive to "deinstitutionalize" child care
PUJs No Entry
Narratives behind the jeepney modernization program
The Korean community in the drug war
by Nicole-Anne Lagrimas and Paul Domalaon
Foster care—temporary one-on-one, family care for neglected children—is the govt’s dream alternative to understaffed residentials. There just aren’t enough foster parents to fill the gaps.
by Ma. Luisa Pineda and Pathricia Ann Roxas
Throughout its lifetime, the yellow-roofed Ikot jeepneys have succeeded against threats to their existence and still remain to be one of the university’s icons. An Ikot driver for three decades now, Cesar Sta. Maria is just one of the thousands of drivers nationwide whose jeepney units are in danger of being phased-out due to the Department of Transportation’s jeepney-modernization plan.
by Alysha Nacino and Sandra Sandingan
Following the much publicized kidnap and murder case of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo at the hands of policemen under the guise of anti-drug operations, in what ways has the Korean community in the Philippines been affected as the president continues his narcotics crackdown?
The Struggles of the Unheard
State of the less fortunate children
with Autism
No Vacancies
The occupants of Pandi
Marooned, But Still Fighting:
The UP Women's Football Team
by Anne Guiang and Cassandra Tanedo
Families of children with disabilities still face many health-care related access issues, including lack of autism specialists working with low-income populations, long waiting lists, language and cultural barriers, transportation issues among others.
by Bingbong Austria and Hazel Lobres
The housing units of Pandi, Bulacan used to be vacant.But the dirt streets of what was once a ghost town bustled with activity on March 18. Under the blazing March heat, armed with umbrellas, cardboard signs, and indignant rage, members of the urban poor and national democratic mass organizations rallied to voice out their frustrations against a president accused of reneging on his promises.
by Karmela Gonzales and Keith Magcaling
In the history of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the University of the Philippines Women’s Football Team (UP WFT) is far from the most decorated. Initially established in 1984, the team has gone from cellar dweller to champion in the span of over three decades.
Rising against the current
The continuing struggle of the Patar community amidst commercialization of the environment.
Totoy bilisan mo, huwag kang magpagabi
Tales of Tokhang and Teenage Thrills
Ang Laban ng Lobo
Pagkilos laban sa banta ng pagmimina
by Gabrielle Anne Endona and Mark Kevin Reginio
A multi-species hatchery being built just along the coastline of Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan poses a threat to local tourism and the livelihood of small-scale fishermen.
by Meeko Angela Camba and Frances Josephine Espeso
Despite the staunch opposition of UP Diliman's academic community against the administration's Oplan Tokhang, it still failed to keep the drive from making its way to the university's residential sector.
What happens when youth living within the campus get a little too adventurous in their pastimes?
ni Merryll Phae Red Carao at Maegan Gaspar
Sa daan-daang komunidad sa Pilipinas na tumututol upang maipatigil ang pagmimina sa kanilang lugar, may isang napagtagumpayan ang laban.
Narito ang kwento ng Lobo, Batangas at ang kanilang sama-samang pagkilos upang maipatigil ang pagmimina sa kanilang bayan at maprotektahan ang kalikasan.
Home Away from Home
On wheelchairs and workspaces of persons with disabilities
Skwater sa Sariling Bayan
Stories of the struggles and Sucessed
of the Urban Poor
No Choice
Filipinas at the age of modern romance
by Renee Cuisia and Marian Plaza
The ideal living conditions for PWDs exist and are attainable, but only for the few who live and work in Tahanan Walang Hagdanan.
by Lucia Silva and Menchani Tilendo
The Kadamay Village: This is how the residents occupying various idle houses in Pandi, Bulacan refer to their community.
by Sarah Galvez and Danica Lacson
Regardless of the motivation and platform utilized in finding and looking for a marriage partner, the issue of mail-order brides remains unresolved and continues to proliferate despite the heightened provisions of the new law, RA 10906.
Are Filipinas at the age of modern romance really left with no choice?