Image by: Center For Media Freedom & Responsibility "The Law Remembers."On September 23, 1972, former President Ferdinand Marcos declared that the Philippines would be placed under Martial Law, citing the numerous protests and violence of civilians as justification for the proclamation. What was initially said to be for the betterment of the nation went down as one of the darkest periods in Philippine history, especially in terms of...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022
Image by: ARTnews"The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art"Artemisia Gentileschi is no novice when it comes to using undertones in her artworks. Her days as an artist was laced with events that can fill a room of paintings in terms of subject and reference. But what made Artemisia stand out among her peers is not her extraordinary skill in brushwork, but rather how she controls the narrative of each of her works. ...
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Image by: REUTERS"Repeal Lèse Majesté. Criminal Code Section 112" Thailand's Lèse-Majesté Law is said to be among the strictest law in the world as it forbids the insult of the monarchy. And as the years go by, this law continues to be increasingly enforced especially when the Thai military took power in the year 2014 when a coup occurred. Ever since then, many people have been punished with harsh jail sentences even just by committing...
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Image by: Open World Magazine"Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy." Though often considered as a nice tourist and attraction spot, Brunei is actually severely strict in controlling its media as freedom of the press and any form of assembly which exceeds 10 people are prohibited and restricted. Even with the prominence of new media, any form of online speech made by the public is under surveillance...
Friday, September 16, 2022
Image by: BBC News"The Rohingya issue should be seen in humanitarian crisis rather than an issue of religious belief."In Myanmar, Rohingya is an ethnic minority group who, despite living for many generations, is not recognized as an official ethnic group and have been numerously denied the right of citizenship since 1982, making them hold the title of the "world's largest stateless population". But despite their decades of suffering from inequality,...
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Image by: East Asia Forum"A struggle among countries in the area for sovereignty" In a battle for territory, no country will back down especially if the said land has a bounty of resources that would be of big benefit to one's country. But... just how do we determine and rule if an island belongs to a specific country or not? The dispute between the ASEAN members and China...
"You must always have faith in people. And most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself."Women — blondes in particular — have been subjected to the portrayal of being dumb and unintelligent in films and movies. Whether it's for entertainment or comedic purposes, the mere fact that women are being depicted as human beings lower than men is alarming as it can instill a false narrative in the public who watches movies with these kinds of...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
"To win a war, you have to start one."Today's opinions about the LGBTQ community still need improvement and openness, but compared to the 1980s, it is a far cry from how the members of this community are shunned and discriminated against, especially with the rise of AIDS which was a newfound disease during those times. The movie, "The Normal Heart", depicts just how people of those times fought with all their might...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The circumstances that befell the need to hear voices from alternative media and peopleDecades before, and even up to this day, there has been tension between the traditionalist mainstream and youthful counterculture that desired a more open and egalitarian society that reflected their social values. A plethora of issues such as issues of political differences in class, race, gender, and sexual orientation that are often being...
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