• 160407 From Tacloban to Kidapawan: Blaming the victim by Jayeel Serrano Cornelio and Veronica de Leon Gregorio rappler.com - "Nobody takes to the streets on a whim. People cannot be simply deceived to take the heat and then the bullet. If at all, to protest, inasmuch as it can be violent, is paradoxically the last and perhaps only resort of the poor. When elected officials and bureaucrats fail to provide the most basic support, they betray the social contract between electorate and government."
  • 160426 Is it vote-buying or helping people? inquirer.net - “It is a form of symbolic violence against the poor … when you talk of the poor as ‘bobotante,’ without us understanding the particular circumstances in their respective communities. We need to be more sensitive to that,” he said.
  • 170510 OPINION: Was Gina Lopez fit to be environment secretary? by Claire Jiao cnnphilippines.com
  • 170327 The Women Fighting for the Right to Leave a Marriage by Justin Heifetz vice.com
  • 170805 Has change really come? Misleading graphs and how to spot them by JC Punongbayan Rappler
  • 170906 Has change really come? Misleading graphs and how to spot them by JC Punongbayan Rappler
  • 170614 I met a former Maute soldier. He’s a child. by Carmela Fonbuena Rappler
  • 171114 Rising US, China protectionism: Philippines still on losing end IBON Features
  • 1972.10.23 Sen. Jose W. Diokno's Letter to his eldest son, Jose Ramon - written on 23 October 1972 while in detention | "There is no law when society is ruled, not by reason, but by will—worse, by the will of one man." The great statesman reflects on the need for great lawyers in the country. | Esquire
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