Anna Bueno

Local farmers in Sicogon island, Carles, Iloilo, lament how a tourism joint venture led by Ayala Land tramples on their rights.

From battles with self-doubt to lessons of self-acceptance, Leilani Chavez and Danica Sta. Lucia share that a woman's life is nothing less than a work of art.

The value of the Tagoloanen mats goes beyond price, beyond commodity, beyond anything tangible.

Healthy living is more than just eating and exercising right.

CNN Philippines Life highlights the work of 12 young climate advocates.

"Bobotante” is another shot at the masses by the middle- and upper-class who rest comfortably in the privilege afforded to them by a system that excludes the poor but benefits the rich.

At its core, bungkalan is simply backyard farming — for social justice and sustainability, as protest and advocacy.

While the Philippines has ceased to be a party to an important human rights instrument, the work to seek justice for victims of the drug war continues.

The NBI’s theory of “continuing publication” should warn us about the cybercrime act's overreach.

It's not just the tawilis. A number of resident species — which are cultivated or hunted as food — may be heading to extinction, like the critically endangered tamaraw and the Visayan warty pig.

As President Duterte jokes about sexual assault yet again, reading "Umaalmá, Kumikibô" couldn’t be more important.

Silay’s sacred regard for the arts, for history, for culture is apparent in how the Rondalla Festival harmonizes with the city’s cultural heritage.

Titles that tackle controversial, sensitive, or difficult topics are beginning to occupy significant space in the lexicon of Filipino children’s books.

Gloria Arroyo’s re-ascent to power should always remind us of the systemic effects her administration has wrought upon good governance and accountability.

What is it about criticism, opposition or accountability that scares the police into making blitzkrieg kills or arrests?

The Philippine Textile Research Institute is leading the way to “close the fashion loop” and promote a “circular economy” to make the textile and garments industry inclusive and sustainable.

In Marites Dañguilan Vitug’s “Rock Solid,” Filipinos are called to sustain a hard-earned victory despite the Philippine government’s defeatist stance against China.

In a quick performance of political theater, Arroyo is the new House Speaker, ousting Alvarez by an overwhelming vote in the House of Representatives. It’s as if the last two decades did not happen.

While it is not apparent — yet — a change in the Constitution will drastically change Filipinos’ lives, and such change will be real, practical, and visible, embracing everything we do as part of society.

In a seemingly fragmented society, how can Filipinos begin to rebuild the power of social movements?