Menstrual justice advocates and public health experts underscored the urgent need to address period poverty in the country, in a May 8 forum hosted by the ̽̽ Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders (̽̽-CIFAL). “Bridging the Gender Health Gap: A Forum on Addressing Period Poverty in the Philippines,” […]
Author: Philip Jamilla
Throughout history, music has played various functions: to tell a story, to worship God, to provide entertainment, and even to take part in resistance. Music has the capacity to transport its listeners from their current spatial and temporal borders to distant lands, bygone eras, and forgotten memories—all through sheer aural power alone. Indeed, to […]
Every first of May, Labor Day is commemorated around the world in honor of workers’ immeasurable contributions to society and the continuing struggle to uphold labor rights and welfare. May 1 is important rallying point for the mobilizations of labor groups and unions around the world. Filipino workers first marked Labor Day in 1903 as […]