“Neurodiversity is not just a matter of social justice, it is a matter of human rights.” – Judy Singer When I received multiple diagnoses in 2023, I felt relieved. For years, I had struggled to understand why tasks that seemed effortless for others—like writing a paper or crafting a simple email—felt overwhelmingly challenging for me.
Renowned for its unyielding credibility and firmness in releasing socially-inclined articles pushing for institutional reforms, the campus press has not steered away from expressing the viewpoints of the afflicted student body and the masses it serves. As this is the case, student publications have also helped the youth develop a stronger sense of social responsibility—eventually
When news broke of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest by the International Crimes Court (ICC) on charges of crime against humanity linked to his drug war, I did what many of my friends did: I opened Facebook. I scrolled through posts and comment sections expecting and already knowing that I would find rage, denial, and
For the longest time, the Philippines has been haunted by unsettling stories. We’ve all been familiar with folklore and urban legends about contaminated needles in dark movie theatres and other frightening tales that lurk in the shadows. Before everything else, there was an underlying shame. Of the many topics that are glossed over and misconstrued,
Social ills end up being trivialized when they are consigned to political personalities. This is apparent in the manner that the Filipinos’ struggle against tyranny under martial law has been reduced to a clear-cut Marcos vs. Aquino rivalry. Although the families of Marcos and Aquino may appear to represent opposed perspectives on Philippine history, contemporary