Security forces fire tear gas to disperse a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Iran's Supreme Leader is dead. U.S. warplanes are in the air. And 2.4 million Filipinos are waking up to the sound of bomb sirens; the crossfire has already started.  The sirens follow President Donald J. Trump’s announcement at approximate

Forty years into fighting for our democracy, we commemorate the EDSA People Power Revolution to remind ourselves of the unfinished revolution against impunity. Remembering People Power mandates us to navigate democracy progressively. As such, the honor of the 1986 uprising shall be a living commitment to resist human rights violations, confront historical distortion, and restore the glory to the Filipino people.  EDSA’s legacy was never confined to ousting just a regime—it tr

" It is crucial for Europe and the rest of the global community to recognize that the effects of the conflict will be measured in the lost potential, resilience, and childhood of the youth." According to CNN , a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv killed a 12-year old girl and left 70 others injured in late September 2025. Such a tragedy epitomizes the daily peril faced by Ukrainian children who live under constant threat of bombardment and displ