by Giana Bacordo What once seemed unimaginable is actualizing itself as a dangerous problem in the Philippines: school violence. On August 18, a student entered the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) and opened fire. Public discourse has been reignited, spiraling into discussions of school safety and youth radicalization. Authorities are now examining his digital footprint…
Category: 2026
What the Rain Reveals
by Giana Bacordo
Wikang Nauunawaan, Mamamayang Napalalakas
By Tandang Sora Isang dokumento. Ilang pahina. Mga salitang kailangang basahin nang paulit-ulit bago tuluyang maintindihan. Para sa isang mamamayang nais lamang mag-apply para sa isang serbisyo o alamin ang isang bagong batas, maaaring maging hadlang ang mismong dokumentong dapat sana’y tumulong sa kaniya. Hindi sapat na mayroong impormasyon kung hindi naman ito nauunawaan. Sa…
The Pax Silica Dilemma
by Tandang Sora
Safety Under Review? Links Between Deworming and Pupil’s Death
by Giana Bacordo
Beyond the Screen: Addressing the Roots of Youth Violence
by Giana Bacordo
Inside the Tacloban School Shooting: The Systemic Safety Question
Inside the Tacloban School Shooting: The Systemic Safety Question by Giana Bacordo For many Filipinos, the idea of a shooting happening inside a classroom is difficult to imagine. The 43-second video of the attack itself, however, makes that reality ever more tangible and impossible to ignore. Hunched underneath a table, the camera points up, the…
Crossroads Beneath the Flyover
by Giana Bacordo
Between Silence and Speculation
In times of tragedy, people search for answers. Yet when answers are scarce, certainty often arrives before the truth does. The deaths of Ateneo basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team-building activity have left not only their families but the wider public grieving, shocked, and searching for accountability. In the days following…