In short, UP doesn't need to remove stray dogs; it needs a clear policy. The recent uproar about allegedly removing community dogs and cats from UP Diliman caught a lot of attention. And honestly? It's about time we had this conversation.
Category: socio-cultural
JSAP’s Concern over CHED’s ‘reframing’ GE
Statement of the Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP) On the Proposal of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to Reframe General Education The Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP), representing scholars, educators, students and practitioners in journalism and communication, expresses its deep concern over the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED)… Continue reading JSAP’s Concern over CHED’s ‘reframing’ GE
JSAP on the 40th Anniv of the EDSA People Power Revolution
JSAP Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution Forty years ago, the Filipino people gathered at EDSA to reclaim democracy, proving that collective courage can dismantle tyranny. The People Power Revolution was not only a political turning point—it was also a moment that reshaped the role of media and journalism in… Continue reading JSAP on the 40th Anniv of the EDSA People Power Revolution
Lapu Lapu Out, Magellan In; Revolutionaries Out, Colonizers In
Debunking Heroes like Lapu-Lapu while Upholding Colonizers like Magellan in Philippine Films A grandson of the country’s first Commonwealth president expressed concern and anger at the portrayal of his grandfather in the movie about his granddad. Quezon (2025) is the fourth movie in the Bayani (Hero) quadrilogy that included Bonifacio, ang Unang Pangulo (2014), Heneral… Continue reading Lapu Lapu Out, Magellan In; Revolutionaries Out, Colonizers In
Martial Law Madness
It's Sept 21 again. Time to remember Sept 21, 1972 when Marcos supposedly signed Proclamation 1081 to start his 14-year Martial Law reign. Technically, Martial Law was lifted in 1980, but only in name. The country was still under a de facto Martial Law. It was a Romualdez-Marcos Conjugal Dictatorship. The Filipinos finally rose against… Continue reading Martial Law Madness
Magellan (2025): Filipino Self-Bashing
Just saw Magellan (2025). I have never been a fan of Lav Diaz. Once, I had to sit in a theater to watch a 7-hour Diaz film. It was required watching for one of my film studies graduate courses. It was one of the worst films I had seen. Magellan (2025) was a re-imagining of… Continue reading Magellan (2025): Filipino Self-Bashing
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 