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Every one of us emerges from the interacting moments, events, and ideas we encounter in our journey. “Traveller, there is no path. The path is made by walking,” Spanish poet Antonio Machado once versed. That path is who we are. Scholars who don’t lay bare their paths are mere echoes of others rather than active weavers of voices that give them their own song to sing to the world. Here’s a short story of the progression of my own song, a work in progress, for the voyage goes on... (Read more)

In which ethical system is it an act of treason to pursue understanding rather than to be swallowed by the hatred of the masses? (Read more)

Ilang kasinungalingan tungkol sa 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Tribunal ruling ay ilang taon nang pinapalaganap ng mga iba’t-ibang personalidad na walang intensyong i-educate ang mga Pilipino. Ang layunin ng post na ito ay para mamulat ang mga Pilipino sa iba’t-ibang issue na nakapaloob sa South China Sea arbitration ruling (Read more).

A show trial—that is what the prosecution of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is destined to become. Duterte isn’t in The Hague for ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; his verdict has already been preordained by Western media, international human rights organizations, and foreign governments.

But this trial isn’t just about Duterte—it’s also a prosecution of the millions who elected him and sustained his high approval ratings throughout his presidency. It’s a trial not against one man, but against the 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘴 who gave him the mandate to address a problem that had long terrorized their everyday lives (Read more…)