Inspired by the resistance storytelling of Arundhati Roy, we cannot help but draw parallels between our countries.
Prime Minister Modi and India's violently divisive history and politics raise the ghost of Marcos - the father and dictator - who birthed and raised our current baby boy heir and president.
Roy's rage and frustration is apparent in her passionate love of people and country - vilely manipulated by decades of corruption and greed.
mantra, prayer, plea - graphics by bhaktiCD.org
In all her heart rending stories her writing includes meditations on language - public as well as private - and the role of fiction and alternative imaginations in current disturbing times.
The Philippines has always been plagued by leaders obsessed in their divine command. Whether pretended, promoted, or publicized in political, religious or other arenas - these folks prey on our beliefs and biases to gain power and prestige.
