• Diaspora pride inspires music video

  When IT professional Dennis Sy wrote the lyrics to the song “Pilipino Ako” many years ago, he intended for it to chronicle not just his personal journey of leaving his homeland in search of a dream, but also as a collective anthem for those like him, who played a game of odds in coming to […]

  
  Posted: September 2nd, 2011 ˑ  3 Comments
  Filled under: Entertainment

• IN THE MOTHERLAND: Fighting to plant the Roots of Reproductive Health in Palawan

  By Laurel Fantauzzo Women here have ways of coping. They drink laundry detergent. They jump from trees, belly first. They impale themselves with probing metal rods. If they make it to a hospital, health workers may write one large word on their charts—ABORTION—and let them bleed into the mattress. Some women try to stop the […]

  
  Posted: September 1st, 2011 ˑ  4 Comments
  Filled under: Health, Politics