Social Justice

While conspiracy theories claiming that Typhoon Yolanda was man made should be easy to dismiss and do not deserve a lengthy rebuttal, what with the need for lending a helping hand to the survivors and all, it is unfortunate that such speculations were recently given media airtime as if they were somehow in the same league as sound scientific hypotheses. As such, a quick debunking is in order... here are some reasons why Super Typhoon Yolanda could not have been caused by microwave beams emitted by human machines.

Yes, I chose to be gay. Now before you accuse me of ignorance or political incorrectness, and lecture me on how...

The devastation Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) left in its wake leaves us no choice but to help in some capacity or another. But when the rubble is cleared and everything is put to working order again, here are some of the things that we need to change in society and in ourselves as a response to the wakeup call that is Typhoon Yolanda.

This week, we talk about "traditional" marriage and how romance ruined it. Then, we talk about Freddie Aguilar and his consideration of converting to Islam in order to marry his underage girlfriend.

Aling Conchita peers out the window of her small hut to see if the albularyo (folk medicine man) had come. Cloves...

This week, we talk about Congressman Grex Lagman's proposed bill that would recognize the property rights of same-sex couples. Then, we talk about superstitions and the consequences of teaching them to children.

Albay representative Edcel Lagman Jr. recently filed a bill providing for property rights to cohabiting same-sex couples, allowing them the option to co-own the properties they acquire while living together.

This week, we talk about Iglesia ni Cristo's Medical Mission that caused the cancellation of classes throughout Metro Manila as well as massive gridlock along major roads. Then, we talk about the Catholic response to certain statues surviving the terrible 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol.

A couple of headlines caught my eye as I was scanning the news page. One was about Danding Cojuangco’s statement saying,...