The Young & The Restless

Children in the Philippines are often raised to be obedient and respectful; independence of thought and purpose is unfortunately not as vigorously encouraged. But times they are a-changing. As a demographic, Gen Zs and Millennials have an outsize significance in this election: they comprise 56% of the electorate. It’s no wonder candidates have been assiduously courting their vote. But how else can young Filipinos make their voices heard? Flipping the idea that our youth are timid and quiet are two young women, Yanna Garcia and Katya Lichauco, co-editors of Big Deal (get your copy now: bit.ly/BigDealPreOrder!), a groundbreaking anthology of writing and art by and about young Filipinas and their daily struggles, challenges, traumas and triumphs. They have spoken, and now we listen.

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The Young & The Restless is an episode from Flipping The Narrative by Flipping The Narrative.

This episode is 79:34 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2022.

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