Opinion

Until There’s No Need to March

By Sophie Fabrigar || Graphics by David Roberts “Every March, we celebrate women.” This is what we are told, what we post, what we repeat until it begins to sound complete on its own. Timelines fill with tributes and statements, and for a moment, it feels as though recognition is enough. But recognition, no matter…

Ever and Again

By Zoe Quibranza || Graphics by Rei Alinsub Do you think the cracked pavements of the EDSA streets remember the footsteps of those who marched on them long ago? Fifty-three years have passed since Proclamation No. 1081 – Marcos Sr.’s Martial Law – and yet the rain falls as if to remind us that the…

Who Gets to Sail

By Jazie Rangga || Illustration by Jen Abasola “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt.” These words, drawn from ancient scripture, echo in a modern Philippines where every storm exposes the rot. When the rains come, rivers overflow, roads transform into canals, and lives are once again paused because the State…