University of the Philippines, Diliman

You Are Never Supposed to Matter: How Philippine Democracy Excludes You by Design

Every six years, politicians hand you a ballot and call it “power.” They flood your feeds with campaign jingles, slap posters on every wall, and...

Lights, Camera, Action—A line that we usually hear in show business and filmmaking. In this industry, actors desperately compete to get their...

Filipinos place utmost importance on their families, the foundation of our nation. Because of this, it is no surprise that the family...

As Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines has had its share of national controversies over the years. In recent memory, very few of...

Political campaigns are just like the movies. Politicians comprise a cast of characters who play their respective roles within a well-conceived...

Running for over 70 years, the Miss Universe has always been one of the most iconic and renowned international beauty pageant. It is easily the...

Donald Trump seems to defy all reason. Despite his persona that was uncharacteristic of a world leader, he won the US presidential elections in...

Authoritarianism is already a menace in the history of the world; however, the recent wave of autocratization has allowed for the birth of a...

by Julian Matthew Formadero and Lance Carlo Mendoza In May 2016, with 16 million votes, the Philippines elected Rodrigo Duterte as its 16th...