The Many Crusades of Howard Dee

The Many Crusades of Howard Dee

Why is socio-political peace so elusive in the Philippines?

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Martial Law Stories: Who Is Marshall Law?

Martial Law Stories: Who Is Marshall Law?

Trying to leave the country, with subversive documents, and being searched at the Manila International Airport in 1972.

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Martial Law Stories: My Thriller in Manila

Martial Law Stories: My Thriller in Manila

A personal encounter with fear and bombing in Manila under martial law.

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Martial Law Stories: The “Torture” of Playing for Miss Universe 1974

Martial Law Stories: The “Torture” of Playing for Miss Universe 1974

Find out what it was like to do a “command performance” for Imelda Marcos in the ‘70s.

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Martial Law Stories: House Arrest

Martial Law Stories: House Arrest

A member of a leftist family is imprisoned in his own house.

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Martial Law Stories: Raid!

Martial Law Stories: Raid!

The writer has a close call when Philippine Constabulary operatives raided his house in search of one of his activist brothers.

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Contemporary Filipino Basketry Helps Subsistence Farmers Survive

Contemporary Filipino Basketry Helps Subsistence Farmers Survive

How basket-weaving helps rural and indigenous communities make ends meet.

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Quo Vadis, Philippine Same-Sex Marriage?

Quo Vadis, Philippine Same-Sex Marriage?

Find out what’s holding back the legalization of same-sex marriage in the Philippines.

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Marawi Update

Marawi Update

Find out what devastation Marawi City suffered from the government’s battle with extremists.

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Finding Hope in the Dark

Finding Hope in the Dark

In a community beset by poverty and the brutality of extrajudicial killings, a priest and his grieving flock try to light each other’s way.

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