Meet the World: Flags to make you think

Created by a team of artists for hard-hitting Portuguese magazine Grande Reportagem. They came up with the idea to put new meanings to the colors of flags, using actual data taken from Amnesty International and the United Nations. I’d like to see them do one on the Philippines. How do you think that will come […]

The Story of Stuff

And now for something fun.
The Story of Stuff is a nifty minimalist animation that is both quirky and engaging. If you’re pro-environment, you’ll really appreciate this piece. Here’s a description from The Story of Stuff website:
“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home […]

Kung paano lumalamon ang sistema

Found this while weighing whether I should buy a folding bike or a scooter. I guess incompetence and injustice is everywhere.
This is not to show how helpless we all are, because we’re not. It illustrates the need to be vigilant and to form/join groups that will be stronger than any of us individually in seeking […]

The Sumilao Farmers: Adding insult to their injury

Last week the Sumilao farmers reached Manila after walking for 2 months from their native land of Bukidnon - a 1700 kilometer affair. Theirs have been a decade of hardships losing their ancestral land and being tossed around by powerful landlords, politicians, and the Supreme Court - yet another example of the failures of the […]

Free Documentaries & How to capture videos

The truth is free. If you’d like to watch quality documentaries on the environment, politics, human rights, gender, health, religion, the media, war, and many others, just go to www.FreeDocumentaries.org. They have a large selection including popular and obscure titles, such as:

Bowling for Columbine
Super Size Me
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers
Life and Debt
Loose Change: Final […]

Manila Peninsula Standoff: Making sense of it all

Most of us were surprised by the sudden turn of events last Thursday. Days after, I’m still trying to put things in proper perspective (years from now it will probably come up during my random musings, quite unsatisfied). People who think it’s over just because (most of) the rebels have been apprehended are dreaming. If […]

Pinoy Big Briber: GMA EDITION

Heard of this site? Now this is what I’d like to see more of: creative dissent. For all we know, the next revolution may not have to be at EDSA. Go to www.pinoybigbriber.com.
People of cyberspace, unite! You have nothing to lose but your president.

Things I Learned from Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (or How to Launch an UNsuccessful Revolt)

First of all, understand that I despise this administration of Gloria Arroyo, with almost as much fervor as Conrado de Quiros. However, this latest coup at the Peninsula Hotel can make even staunch critics scratch their heads. If you did something and it didn’t work the first time, shouldn’t you get a clue? Those who […]