what is Pax Silica, why should Filipinos pay attention, and why we should reject it?
I did my own research and tried to explain it in the simplest and easiest way to understand. if i missed anything, feel free to add credible sources or corrections.
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if every city in the philippines prioritized giving citizens walkable sidewalks, bridges, eco parks and other third spaces, i think it would closely resemble up diliman
May mga lipunan talagang nabubuo dahil pinipili nating hayaang dumaan sa ating mga palad ang dinadala ng iba.
Ilan sa mga pagninilay ko no'ng hindi inabot ni ate ang bayad ko sa jeep. :)
alam niyo ano irony niyan? as someone whos been living in taguig and working in bgc, yung "slums" area kuno, 90% niyan sa bgc nag wwork. perfect picture of a dystopian capitalist example talaga yang bgc every. damn. corner.
when I said I love to read, I don’t mean exclusively books ... I mean articles, journals, random blogs, my friends’ musings and fascinating opinions, a dissection of poems and folklores, someone’s life story and the morals behind it : D
salamat sa nakaimbento ng sinigang kasi kung walang sinigang hindi ko alam kung mabubuhay ako ng walang sinigang jusq po ang sarap ng sinigang sa totoo lang
🏳️🌈Pride month may be over, but here are some queer Filipino short films you can still watch online for free!
Leslie, Germie, Benjie, Trixie (2025) - Cinemata/YT
Si Astri Maka Si Tambulah (2017) - Cinemata/YT
Ili-Ili (2024) - Cinemata
Sisenta! (2025) - YT
it’s so ironic that bgc is named after a philippine hero who was part of the working class and fought against oppression yet the place itself strongly separates the rich from the poor
I remember Maria Resa saying the Philippines is a “Petri dish” for mass manipulation and behavior modification through online platforms (She referenced the Cambridge analytica whistleblower)
Because nearly all Filipinos on the internet uses FB, it created the perfect environment to test disinformation tactics in the 2016 elections. It worked here, then Brexit, Trump, and this whole right wing wave followed
Leona Florentino (1849-1884) is a Filipina playwright, essayist, and poet born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. A pioneer in Philippine women's writing and lesbian writing, her works bridge oral tradition and written literature. First Filipina who exhibited internationally. #panitikan
tandaan ninyo kapag ang isang estudyante ay kailangang mamili sa pagitan ng pagkain, pamasahe, at pag-aaral, hindi ito simpleng personal na problema. malinaw itong sintomas ng isang sistemang bigong unahin ang mamamayan.
if ur a Filipino, u genuinely have to study the 1st Philippine Revolution, it's so much more interesting than how they teach it in schools
however, i do advise yall to be critical of the mainstream positions of "Rizal = reformist, Boni = violent rev." while studyin hehe