The Most-Read Stories of 2025

1) On the Arrest of an Autocrat by Sheila Coronel
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/on-the-arrest-of-an-autocrat

Quezon City, Philippines, March 12, 2025—Relatives of those allegedly slain in the campaign of extrajudicial killings display their photos in front of that of arrested former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. The banner reads "Jail Duterte." (AP photo/Aaron Favila)

2)  Know Your Rights During An ICE Encounter by Lourdes Santos Tancinco
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/know-your-rights-during-an-ice-encounter

ICE officers making an arrest (Source: Picryl)

3)  Our Trotsky by Patricio Abinales
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/our-trotsky

Walden Bello (Source:Transnational Insitute)

4)  Prewar Family at Maja Lane by Maja Teresa Concepcion-Guerrero
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/prewar-family-at-maja-lane

The staircase at Maja Lane (Photo by Tara Illenberger)

5) Mt. Pinatubo Disaster: When It Seemed Like the End of the World by Robby Tantingco
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/mt-pinatubo-disaster-when-it-seemed-like-the-end-of-the-world

The blue truck fleeing the hot ash from Mount Pinatubo (Photo by Alberto Garcia)

6)  Are You a Green Card Holder at Risk of Detention at a U.S. Airport? by Lourdes Santos Tancinco
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/are-you-a-green-card-holder-at-risk-of-detention-at-a-us-airport

U.S. Immigration check at the airport (Source: rawpixel)

7)  Trashing Magdalena–Stranger Things in Small-Town Laguna by Richard Pronove Cavosora
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/trashing-magdalenastranger-things-in-small-town-laguna

The iconic Church of Saint Mary Magdalene often featured in film and TV drama series was built in 1829 by Spanish Friars. Emilio Jacinto was detained here in 1896 but eventually escaped with the help of locals to continue the fight for freedom (File Photo).

8)  Journey to the BINIverse by Julienne Loreto
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/journey-to-the-biniverse

BINI in London (Source: BINI Official)

9) Hilda Koronel Has Come Full Circle by Cathy S. Babao
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/hilda-koronel-has-come-full-circle

Hilda Koronel as Sisa

10)  A Tragedy Has Made Filipinos in Canada More Visible by Meyen Quigley
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/a-tragedy-has-made-filipinos-in-canada-more-visible

The Filipino flag is displayed at a mass for victims and the Filipino community at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Victoria, B.C.

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