LIP SERVICE

Treading along the red carpet are the Philippine’s higher-ups, while the general public remains seated, staring up at the flags of the same hue, tinged by scads of lip service and empty promises.

Marcos-Duterte Takes a Year of Leadership at Full Speed, Economic Debt Intensifies

It has been a year since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was inaugurated as president of the Philippines on 30 June 2022—a year full of inflation, economic debt, price hikes, and out-of-town trips.

Ateneo, protect your students now!

For decades, Ateneo de Naga University (AdNU) has ingrained Ignatian teachings to its students such as living life with love and purpose, especially for the lost, the marginalized, and the vulnerable. Most of our student leaders and campus journalists have long been diligent in practicing these values outside the four corners of the classroom by actively joining movements and fighting for what is just. However, living a principled and mass-oriented life under an oppressive regime can pose a challenge, particularly to the outspoken youth who fearlessly reveal the truth. The realities faced by the current generation of Ateneo student leaders and campus journalists prove that today’s Marcosian rule does not fall far from its patriarch’s repressive measures back in the 70s’.