Editorial Board

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Table of Contents

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Foreword

Marianne Dayrit-Sison, PhD, FCPRA

Honorary University Fellow, RMIT University Melbourne, Australia

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Issue Editor's Note

Dennis John F. Sumaylo, PhD
University of the Philippines Mindanao

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CRITICAL ESSAYS

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Press Freedom and State Power: Rethinking the Press’ Fragile Position in Philippine Political History

Leonor C. Lopez-Hernando, PhD

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Monsters we are (should be) afraid of: A documentary review of ‘The Great Hack’

Reyjane Calicdan-Del Campo

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Kapwa and Habermasian Human Dignity: Postcolonial Ontological Reflections on Identity Engineering

Michelle Anne N. Sto. Tomas, PhD

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Archetypes in Motion: Comparative Readings of the FPJ Hero(es) and International Blockbuster Icons

Janice Roman-Tamesis

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ARTICLES

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Exploring the Development of Boys Love in Asia via the Circuit of Culture Over Time: A Literature Review

Gabriel Luis P. Sebastian

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The Female Gaze and the Middle-Aged Filipino Women’s Reception of Empowered/Disempowered Women in Korean Television Series

Maria Rhodora S. Salazar

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Indigenous Filipinos in the Manila Carnival (1908-1916): De/Centering Images of the Natives in Selected Newspaper Photographs in the Philippines

Moreal Nagarit Camba​

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Kahubaran at Komunikasyon ng Katawan: Isang Phallikong Simbolismo sa Kagamitan at Prosesong Agrikultural ng mga Pilipino

Axle Christien Tugano

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Which Relationships (Politically) Matter? Filipino University Students’ Political Socialization and Participation During the 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections

Charles Erize P. Ladia

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From Reformism to Populism: Mapping Rhetorical Continuities in Philippine Presidencies from Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to Rodrigo Duterte

Christian Jaycee Samonte

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Semantikong Pagkakahon ng mga Deribatibo ng ‘Bayan’ sa SONA: Pagtugon ng Layuning Pambayan sa Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Edsel R. Marquez

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Pagtagpo at Paglayo: Pagsusuri sa Historikal- Pantaseryeng Maria Clara at Ibarra Gamit Bilang Lente ang Teorya ng Akomodasyon ni Howard Giles

Erdy Freian P. Falcutila

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Interview with Dr. Elena E. Pernia

Christine Anne R. Cox, PhD​​​​