In the second part of their conversation, Patricia Evangelista discusses with Howie a thought-provoking aspect of her approach unpacking the peculiar language used in the Philippines to cloak, justify and record violence by the state, from the origins of "salvage" to mean extrajudicial killing to the refrain of "nanlaban" (resisting arrest) to the clinical coldness of absurdly fantastical police reports.
COVID-19 will remain but the pandemic itself will probably soon, vaccinologist and recent The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines awardee Dr. Melvin Sanicas has said.