HAPI Bacolod - Humanist Alliance Philippines International Bacolod

04/12/2025

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01/12/2025

Trigger Warning: Self-harm and harming others (in hypothetical situations). Please only proceed if you are comfortable with a mature discussion of the topic. Have you ever caught yourself thinking about doing stuff you would abhor or be disgusted with… yet you somehow feel compelled to do it? Say ...

21/11/2025

Learn about the expanding mission of the Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI) to support more communities, scholars, and Filipinos. Watch and see how you can help!

All for humanity | hapihumanist.orgWe are a democratic organization made up of members who come from diverse backgrounds. All of us aim to defend every indiv...

17/11/2025

My journey as a social work student intern became more meaningful when viewed through the lens of humanism, an approach that places dignity, autonomy, and the full potential of every person at the center of helping. Humanism taught me that social work is more than addressing problems; it is about re...

13/11/2025

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12/11/2025

I found Benedicto Cabrera's art while looking for artworks to replicate for a school project. He made a series of paintings with a girl named Sabel, an impoverished young lady whom he viewed as a symbol of isolation and despair. Much like how I chanced upon BenCab's art, the painter found Sabel on t...

28/10/2025

It is not events that disturb people but their judgments concerning them. – V, Enchiridion, Epictetus It is a common response for man to cry out when he experiences a misfortune and undergoes the trials of life. However, according to the Stoics like Zeno, Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius, it...

08/10/2025

“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.” – Wael Ghonim The Trillion Peso March was a huge wave of protests that swept across the Philippines on September 21, 2025. People from all walks of life - including church groups, student organizations, labor unions, civic gr...

05/10/2025

For many Filipino teens, conversations about s*x, HIV, and reproductive health remain shrouded in silence. Instead of guidance, they are met with raised eyebrows, hushed voices, and the unspoken message that such topics are shameful. In this silence, misinformation thrives, leaving countless young p...

04/10/2025

All of us carry the memories of who we used to be. Old versions of ourselves that live on in photographs, in the memories of others, and in the quiet reflections we have about where we have come from. Sometimes those past versions of ourselves make us smile with affection, while at other times they