Causes + Bosses
Advocacies, jobs, independence
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A nation with no identity
I hated my nationality. Even the mere thought of being a Filipino abhorred me since I was a child. I…
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The North must remember
My sister was born on Feb. 25, 1989. Our relatives in Manila often called her “Edsa,” after the celebrated avenue…
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Who wants to be a Filipino?
If you were to be reincarnated and given the choice, would you opt to be Filipino again? It was in…
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Fear has found a home
Fear is something so intimate yet unfamiliar to me. It has disclosed itself in front of me at every family…
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Our farmers, our future
The bloody dispersal of protesting farmers in Kidapawan City would not have happened had the government acted earlier and faster.
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Priests and me
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on March 31, 2001. To be a priest-that was my childhood…
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When my yearning commutes with me
My day usually opens with strangers invading my personal space. Some passengers’ elbows bump into mine as the wheel of…
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As rich as it gets
A dear friend, who has long wanted me to join him in the United States, asked me what's keeping me…
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Amid rapists and vultures
Upon returning from a four-day New Year's vacation with my family in Bicol, I started working again a day before…
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