Freedom of expression

If you're not the artsy-fartsy type who goes to art museums and discusses the merits of an artist’s work all day, why should the CCP vs.CBCP battle even matter? Here's why.

In the forum held by the CCP over the controversial artworks of Mideo Cruz the Catholic fundamentalists of the CBCP, via their...

Despite every effort made at civil accomodation, the CBCP and Pro-life Philippines have shown through their actions that they do not want discourse or discussion; they only want their demands met and their dictates obeyed.

It has often been said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” that is, the things we see around us are interpreted by differently from viewer to viewer. But what about the flip-side? Is the “profane” just as subjective as the “pleasing”?

A brief e-mail interview with Mideo Cruz, the artist behind the controversial works being displayed in the Cultural Center of the Philippines which the conservative Catholics of Pro-Life Philippines are trying to take down for blasphemy.

Having taken on the imperialist capitalist conspirators Mcdonald's and Bench Apparel, perhaps the CBCP and their ilk now finally feel confident enough to crush the greatest threat to the cultural heritage of the Philippines: the, er, Cultural Center of the Philippines.