Homage to activists Emman Lacaba, Che Guevarra and Jeon Tae-il

I first encountered the name “Emman Lacaba” in my Humanities classes during my freshman year at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. Lacaba (December 10, 1948 – March 18, 1976) is often referred to as the “poet warrior” of the Philippines, with a long list of “job descriptions”: a Filipino activist writer, poet, essayist, playwright, short story writer, scriptwriter, songwriter, magazine illustrator, a stage actor, and a production hand. He is perhaps the first nationally known creative writer who joined the armed struggle against the Marcos dictatorship. He famously traded city life to immerse himself in the grassroots labor […]...

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