Dom BalmsA Crowd of Thorns: Christians and a Christ-centered VoteThe Philippines is not a Christian nation.7 min read·Oct 21, 2021----
Dom BalmsFists de Résistance: Creative and Collective Defiance against TyrannyArt is both mirror and hammer: a mirror to recognize what we are now, what we have become, and what we could be, a hammer which can be used…5 min read·Jul 23, 2021----
Dom BalmsOf Education and the First EDSA RevolutionIt is not enough to know facts; we must make them personal.4 min read·Jul 22, 2021----
Dom BalmsThe Emptiness of being called Heroes in this PandemicLook closely and see that theirs is not a heroic situation but a hostage-taking situation. We have martyrs, not heroes, trapped within a…4 min read·Jul 22, 2021----
Dom BalmsMarcos Memory, Pain, and People (2020)In dealing with the Marcos Memory and Martial Law, we must process the collective experiences of those who didn’t suffer and those who…4 min read·Jul 22, 2021----
Dom BalmsAn Invitation to Understand Activism (2019)Can you imagine today’s world where women have no right to vote? Can you imagine the millennial young professional working all week, more…4 min read·Jul 22, 2021----
Dom BalmsNa-’Kita Kita’ (2017)Within weeks, “Kita Kita” entered Philippine film’s blockbuster history. Drawing its charm from Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez…4 min read·Jul 22, 2021----
Dom BalmsTo Win Together Let Us be Unhappy TogetherHope is a cruel form of temptation. It builds on intrinsic human goodness, aversion to disruptive changes, dependency on saviors, and…4 min read·Jul 22, 2021----
Dom BalmsCain’s Lament and Cancel CultureReading his story today, Cain seems to be the first one to show early signs of being a sadboy and the first victim to suffer an early form…7 min read·May 2, 2021----
Dom BalmsReckonings at WakingFar it be from me to call each day a miracle. Especially these days.1 min read·Apr 29, 2021----