But once it’s all done and over, what would our society look like? These postcards imagine what life would be after the drug war: warnings, despair, repentance, and above all, messages of hope and struggle.
A child who lost their father in the drug war
During Duterte’s regime, tens of thousands of lives were claimed in the Drug War. Losing anyone in our lives is a terrible experience, but losing family is devastating. I am one of the many, many children orphaned by this unnecessary war. By losing our parents, we have lost so much more than any child should bear to lose: Our innocence, our safety, our homes. Because of bullets and unfounded claims, we were forced to grow up too soon.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October - December 2019 من Scout.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October - December 2019 من Scout.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Girl of the year
After years on hiatus, 17-year-old Ylona Garciaa has found her way back to her first love: music
Walking on a Tightrope
The Binisaya Film Festival grew from pop-up screenings in beaches, rooftops, basements and basketball courts. How did founder Keith Deligero go against the tide?
URBAN DISRUPTION
As street art falls into the trap of commercialism, collectives like koloWn of Cebu reclaim urban spaces through works that dare to disrupt
Take no prisoners
At 13 years old, Alex Bruce has already built a name for herself in the local hip-hop scene
Paperback dreams
As print was beginning its decline, we were passionate, young creatives who wanted to resuscitate publishing—even if it meant making our own magazines
Putting the spotlight on the South
Run by DJs, MCs and dancers, Laguna Hip-hop is ready to break borders with their growing community
Bekiand the great Gay language
Our local gay lingo is radical in nature
Baybayin: a renewal through art
Filipino-American Baybayin artist Kristian Kabuay talks about Baybayin as a didactic art form that bridges past and present
Wild card
Marco Gallo never dreamt of becoming an actor, so why is he working hard to be the best one out there?
Postcards after the drug war
It went from promises to end illegal drugs in three to six months, to countless protests from human rights activists, and a vice president appointed and (eventually fired) to head the government’s campaign on illegal drugs.
