Tag: kasambahay

“My Family’s Slave” is a story familiar to a lot of Filipino families

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 Ilda 17 Comments

The treatment of household help or katulong by Filipino families has been put under the international spotlight thanks to the essay “My Family’s Slave” written by the late Filipino-American award winning journalist Alex Tizon. His article was recently published by the American publication, The Atlantic two months after his death. Many readers were moved to…

Culture, Society

A Nation Divided, A People in Danger

April 10, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

After the hullabaloo about the Yaya Meal incident (all credit goes to the author of said articles, Willyn Trabajador and Kate Natividad, respectively), I think it’s time we look at the issue from a wider angle. As I see it, just like our inability to appreciate silence and listen to what others have to say, this…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Society

The Philippines is #YayaMeal Society!

April 10, 2015 Kate Natividad 14 Comments

First it was the Ampaw Republic. Now we are known as the Yaya Meal (meals for servants) Society. The concept alone single-handedly encapsulates the trying hard character of Philippine society — from the lowest dregs up to the cream of the elite. Well, maybe not the cream of the elite. Truly rich people — in…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Telenovelas: Building Walls in Society

January 13, 2015 Grimwald 14 Comments

Well let’s face it: Do the telenovelas of Philippine TV really have anything to offer the common people? I’m an upper middle-class Pinoy who lives with a lot of kasambahays who just love to watch telenovelas. While I hate said shows with a passion, I cannot help but notice a few issues with the…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society

Filipino maids banned from using elevators in Manila’s luxury condos!

November 20, 2014November 28, 2022 benign0 97 Comments

The management of an Icon Residences luxury condominium building in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig has been called out for what Filipino netizens allege are “discriminatory” building access policies. A certain Poch Ceballos posted a photo on Facebook of a letter issued by the building management with the following caption: When Filipino maids in HK…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Society