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Why You Should Support Senate Bill No. 1373 by Joshua Villalobos Bacolod City Why You Should Support Senate Bill No. 1373 On Sunday, TV news magazine program Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho featured a 13-year old girl married to a 48-year old grown-up man in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. To paint it visually, the “marriage” is between […]
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How Too Much Religiosity Can be Dangerous in Times of Calamities by Joshua Villalobos Bacolod City “It is their fault because they didn’t leave.” “They deserve that; They should have evacuated.” These are the common lines of victim-blaming that circulate after a strong typhoon or a serious calamity happens. The concept of leavers […]
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From Fear To Fascination by Glemir P. Sordilla Bacolod City The concept of fear has since plagued the human mind of its existence. How come something has the ability to make you tremble and make you feel dread? To explain fear is complicated it is the uneasiness or the feeling that something bad is […]
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Experiencing the Pandemic as a Humanist by Angie Driskell Metro Manila The height of the COVID-19 outbreak brought out the heroes in so many people. It was during this time that I saw how strangers banded together in order to help their countrymen who had lost their jobs and income. Not even the negative […]
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Altering The Alternate World by Steven A. Angelo There had been a series of stories of people in their struggle during this health crisis. Due to intensive quarantine restrictions, and lockdowns, people have longed for their reconnection to the real world: to communicate with others, have fun, party all night, take on scenic trips, […]
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HAPI Scholars’ Official Statement on Islamic Extremism in France We, young humanists from the Philippines, join the international community in expressing our indignation towards the archaic and cruel acts of Islamic extremism in France. We denounce, in the strongest possible terms, the increasing cases of horrific murders and other horrendous acts of Islamic extremists […]
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Keeping the Ball Rolling by Donna T. Darantinao Dumaguete City Travels. Food trips. Escapades. Night outs. Classes in person. We all know that the pandemic has prevented a lot of group activities we have planned even before 2020 arrived at our feet. It is similar to an entire meal being put to waste because […]
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The Passionate Life by Rado Gatchalian Your temporal existence necessitates your obligation to enjoy the life given to you. By Nature. Now. To waste it on a meaningless existence is a failure on your part to be grateful for this gift of life. But what is a meaningless existence? To find the answer to […]
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Young Filipino Humanists Call for Release of Mubarak Bala By Joshua Villalobos Bacolod City Young humanists from all over the Philippines called for the release of outspoken atheist, Mubarak Bala, arrested because of his Facebook post. Bala was arrested on April 28 and only after 162 days after his arrest and enforced disappearance was […]
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HAPI Arozz Kaldo For Kids in Indahag by Johnny L. Denden Cagayan de oro City, Misamis oriental Food shortage and hunger are now prevalent in every corner of the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in increasing cases of malnutrition. After 7th months of unending lockdowns and community quarantine especially in developing […]
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