In this episode, we speak with cultural workers China de Vera, Michael Beltran, and Tey Lopez about writer and activist Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis whose collected works, BINHI NG PAGLAYA, is forthcoming from Gantala Press. We talk about "redundancy" in writing, writing about fascism in children's books, writing and resistance, and many more. "Ma…

Happy National Literature Month! This episode is Part 1 of the webinar organized by the class of MMS 198 Special Topics (Introduction to Publishing) of the BA Multimedia Studies Program under the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies of the University of the Philippines Open University. Women writers and small press publishers Rowena Fes…

This episode is based on the monthly book discussion organized by the Education Committee of Gantala Press. For the month of February, It features all about love: new visions by bell hooks, which discusses the aspects of love and its role not only in our daily lives but also in the context of our communities and society.…

‘Ika nga ni Zenaida Seva, "Hindi hawak ng mga bituin ang ating kapalaran. Gabay lamang sila. Meron tayong free will. Gamitin natin ito." Sa karamihan, ang astrolohiya ay tinitingnan bilang pampalipas-oras lamang at kakatwang gabay sa ating araw-araw na buhay. Ngunit sa kasalukuyan, mapapansin natin ang nagbabagong pagtanggap dito ng mga tao bilang …

Calendars have always showcased women in sexy outfits, often endorsing cars and liquors. Businesses and political candidates give away calendars as marketing materials. In this episode, Roma, Faye, and Marian discuss the creation of Gantala Press' 2022 Calendar -- how the featured women were selected; some important dates and commemorations, and so…

Bilang pakikiisa sa 16 Days of Activism, nais ng Gantala Press na maglunsad ng mga usapan na magbibigay-linaw sa usapin ng sexual harassment at gender-based violence sa mga bata, kababaihan, at mamamayang Pilipino. Makakasama si Atty Twyla Rubin ng CHR Gender Office.

Ito ay inedit at pinaikling bersiyon ng isang talakayan sa Zoom tungkol sa Eleksiyong 2022 na pinangasiwaan nina Justine Siscar at Shar Soledad ng Center for Women's Resources (CWR) at BaBaE Network (Babae, Bantayan ang Eleksiyon!), at linahukan ng mga kasaping organisasyon ng Southeast Asia Feminist Action Movement (SEAFAM). Tinalakay ang kasaluku…

In recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism, we spoke with Sharon Cabusao-Silva, Executive Director of Liga ng mga Lolang Pilipina or LILA Pilipina, on the legacy of our former comfort women, their fdemands for acknowledgment, compensation and justice, and the responsibility of our youth in continui…

In this episode, we celebrate World Mental Health Day (October 10) with Meg Yarcia, the Marxist psychologist and development worker behind the "Dear Meg" advice column in Facebook and Pinoy Weekly. We speak of alternative, accessible ways of caring for one's mental health and that of the collective; using the right language in talking about mental …

In this episode we speak with China de Vera of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Jandeil Roperos of the National Union of Students of the Philippines, and Kathleen Obille of the University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies about the recent purging of books on the people’s protracted war and the National Democratic Front…

Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) through its representative, Prof. Lisa Ito-Tapang, expounds on the Position Paper of cultural organizations and formations and individuals in response to Substitute House Bill (HB) 8101, currently lodged for Third and Final reading in Congress. CAP assesses the merits and gaps in the bill, and expounds on …

For our Martial Law episode, we are featuring poems by Aida Santos, Lorena Barros and Mila Aguilar. 1. Jessica De Borja reads “Memories” by Aida Santos (in Mangled Mornings: Collected Poems, Gantala Press: 2019) 2. Rae Rival reads an excerpt from Lorena: Isang Tulambuhay (UP Press, 2018) by Pauline Mari Hernando, and two poems by Lorena Barros 3. A…

This episode is based on the monthly book club discussion organized by the Education Committee of Gantala Press. It features one of our latest publications, LUTONG GIPIT: Mga Recipe sa Panahon ng Krisis, a cookbook of common dishes prepared by peasant women in Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Iloilo. The cookbook was published by Amihan National Federati…

Si Kgg. Eufemia “Ka Femia” C. Cullamat ay lider at organisador ng mga Lumad mula pa noong dekada 1980 at kinatawan ng masa sa Kongreso. Kabilang sa kanyang mga adbokasiya ang karapatan ng mga katutubo at minoridad, kaunlaran ng mga magbubukid at manggagawa, at pambansang soberanya. Tampok ang aming panayam sa kanya bilang pagdiriwang sa Pandaigdiga…

Carmen “Nanay Mameng” Deunida was a beloved mass leader of the urban poor sector for many decades until her death at 93 on July 19. In this episode, we speak with filmmaker Adjani Arumpac, director of the film NANAY MAMENG (Kodao Productions, 2012) on what she remembers about the veteran activist, the challenges and joys of translating her life int…

Sa episode na ito, ating pag-uusapan ang kalagayan ng kababaihang bilanggong pulitikal bilang patikim sa ilulunsad naming aklat—Saloobin: Mga akda ng at para sa kababaihang bilanggong pulitikal. Magkakaroon ng pagbasa ng mga akda mula sa aklat sa una at huling bahagi habang maikling panayam naman sa gitna. Makakasama natin ngayon sina Fides Lim ng …

In celebration of the 6th year anniversary of Gantala Press, we share a roundtable discussion with some of our members: Faye, Tere, Tin, Roda, Rae, Roma, and Eloisa. We look back at the group's beginnings, our favorite projects and activities, insights about feminist publishing, collective writing, and sisterhood.…

#DefendPeasantWomen is a campaign of the Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women to fight and resist intensified attacks and human rights violations against peasant women across the country and hold the Duterte regime primarily accountable for the abuses committed by the government armed forces. In this episode, Amihan National Chairperson Zena…

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia commemorates the day when homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 17, 1990. As feminists, we march with our LGBTQI+ siblings in pushing back against the intersectional issues that affect individuals a…

Labor Day was first observed in the Philippines on May 1, 1903 when thousands of workers marched to Malacañang to demand fair working conditions. Some books that you can check out are Judy Taguiwalo’s Babae, Obrera, Unyonista; Ma. Luisa Camagay’s Working Women of Manila in the 19th Century; and Rosario Torres-Yu’s Welgang Bayan: Empowering Labor Un…