Social Justice

"Out of all the works of Rizal, which one is the most anti-Church?" My co-guest asked me this question while waiting...

With all the interesting minds on twitter, informative discussions can spontaneously emerge from simple statements. When @annaoposa spoke up about Catholic...

While island hopping in Coron, Palawan, our boat passed by Culion, the former leper colony, and I felt an involuntary shiver...

I saw my psychiatrist the other day. I hadn't seen him in 10 months. Not because I didn't want to, but...

Did the Pope's statement about condom use in exceptional cases show that he's changed his mind about them? Is the CBCP defying the Vatican by denouncing the Reproductive Health Bill in spite of the Pope's pronouncement? Between the CBCP and the Vatican, which organization is more bigoted? These questions are answered once and for all by the Vatican's recent efforts at the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS.

After hearing all kinds of nonsense in Congress, from the religious arguments of Rep. Pablo Garcia to the superstitious ones of Rep. Roilo Golez, it was inspiring to listen to Senator Pia Cayetano's sponsorship speech on the RH Bill.

The main motivation of a true thinker for writing her thoughts and ideas should, I believe, be this – so that...

The RH Bill did not come from Filipino legislators but from foreign organizations, Atty. Jo Imbong of the CBCP explained in English.

With the data Marlon has gathered so far, we’ve determined that 59 LGBTs have been slain, at least according to the news and accounts we have on file. Thirty-one of the slain were Gay men, 21 were Transgendered, six were Lesbian, and one was a Bisexual man.