Karl R. OcampoMiners in Dinagat Islands subject to workers’ rights abuse — Amnesty International reportLondon-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International reported strong evidence suggesting that mineworkers, particularly in Dinagat…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Karl R. OcampoWith Duterte’s term about to end, promised redemption of agriculture unlikelyMore than ever, Filipinos’ right to food has never been more pronounced than in the Duterte administration.Jul 28, 2021Jul 28, 2021
Karl R. OcampoCompensation owed to Gem-Ver 1 crew is justice owed to the Filipino peopleFor the people of San Jose in Oriental Mindoro, traversing the seas is a birthright.Jun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
Karl R. OcampoTurning TidesJustine Pascual and JP Gordiones were no strangers to the perils of the sea, but on the night of June 10, the two rowed for two hours in…May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
Karl R. OcampoA Different Kind of Lust“If words are the language of man, music is the language of God and spirits. To me, music is the universal truth.”Mar 19, 2017Mar 19, 2017
Karl R. OcampoFilipino prideHad Manny Pacquiao’s latest victory against Mexican-American Jessie Vargas happened in another time, in another landscape, in another…Nov 14, 20161Nov 14, 20161
Karl R. OcampoTonight, I decided to tell myself that I will never be depressed again.And tonight will not be like any other night, for this night will not fail to end. I will sweep my sorrows under the rug, and stomp, stomp…Oct 20, 2016Oct 20, 2016
Karl R. OcampoBlast of fresh airMaybe somewhere in a humble abode, a frail Conrado de Quiros sits by his lonesome, reading today’s paper with the same sharp mind and the…Jul 17, 20162Jul 17, 20162
Karl R. Ocampo“Is this Eid?With hands to his eyes, in his struggle to speak between bouts of tears, an Iraqi from a video posted by The Guardian asks, after more than…Jul 6, 2016Jul 6, 2016
