On the morning of November 12, a scene of confusion and fear unfolded at the University of San Agustin Basic Education Department in Sambag, Jaro, Iloilo City. Students and faculty members were forced to evacuate after receiving a reported bomb threat. Sirens wailed, teachers scrambled to ensure that children were
November 13, 2025
Recent online discussions surrounding a visual artist are deeply troubling. A female admirer was allegedly invited to the artist’s private space and had her rights violated through unwanted physical contact. If true, this wouldn’t be a minor lapse in judgment. It would be a blatant abuse of power, privilege, and
November 12, 2025
There are exhibitions that simply display art, and then there are those that speak, that whisper, confront, and summon memory. “Bag-ong Binaladbad: Oral–Visual,” currently on view at the Hulot Gallery, Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art until November 30, 2025, belongs to the latter. Curated by Liby Limoso in collaboration with
November 11, 2025
There are cities that speak and there are cities that truly listen. Iloilo City does not just talk, it connects. When disaster strikes, when the wind howls and panic spreads through the streets, Iloilo does not rely on jargon or bureaucratic English. It speaks directly from the heart in Hiligaynon,
November 10, 2025
Every November, the country observes the Philippine Book Development Month. It sounds noble enough, but in practice, it often slips by unnoticed, like a footnote in the cultural calendar. Book fairs happen in Manila, a few universities hold talks, and then everything fades back to the usual noise. Yet if
November 7, 2025
Let’s get one thing straight. The person bringing your food through a storm is not your personal servant or your emotional support worker. They are human beings, sons, daughters, and parents trying to make an honest living in a city that floods faster than you can say “extra rice.” When
November 6, 2025
There was a time when apps felt like gifts. Remember when Grab used to give you PHP 20 rides anywhere in the city? Or when Shopee’s “Free Shipping” really meant free? Those days are gone. What we have now are apps that pretend to serve us but are really just
November 5, 2025
In every fragment of an old film lies a trace of our nation. In every cut of celluloid, a part of our memory fades away. So when the news broke about the rediscovery of Diwata ng Karagatan by Jose Nepomuceno in Belgium, it felt like a wave of astonishment swept
November 4, 2025
A few days ago, a piece of news surfaced online through a Facebook post by film historian Nick Deocampo. The announcement seemed simple yet its significance could shake the very foundations of Philippine cinema. A lost film by Jose Nepomuceno titled Diwata ng Karagatan (1936), now considered the earliest known
November 3, 2025
Tubig-Indangan is a small island in Tawi-Tawi, home to the Badjao, a people who have learned to live where the sea never stays still. They build their houses on stilts and raise their children above the tide, yet they are often left unseen by the country they belong to. When
November 1, 2025
When I first arrived in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, I did not expect to be so deeply moved by the students of Mindanao State University in Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography. They were the kind of young people who spoke not only with confidence but also with sincerity, their words shaped
October 31, 2025
The rain has been pouring endlessly here in Tawi-Tawi. Since yesterday, it has shown no sign of stopping. Because of it, the morning session and opening program of our civic education forum had to be postponed. The organizers explained that many students and teachers might have difficulty traveling to Mindanao
October 30, 2025
