By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Carlos Celdran is a Visual Artist, Performance Artist, Writer, and Activist from Manila, Philippines, and, at present, a political exile from the Duterte Regime. Here we talk about his life, work, and views. Scott Jacobsen: When you were growing up, what was the perspective of a secular worldview? What was the surrounding… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Marissa Torres Langseth is the Founder and Chairwoman Emeritus of HAPI – Humanist Alliance Philippines, International. Here we talk about HAPI, secular women, and more. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What triggered the original formation of PATAS and then HAPI? Marissa Torres Langseth: I do not need fame nor fortune. I created PATAS and HAPI… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Red Dela Dingco Tani is the Founder and President of the Filipino Freethinkers. Here we talk about his life, work, and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did early life impact views on religion? Red Dela Dingco Tani: I was quite religious when I was young. I prayed regularly, attended mass, did the… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What’s your background regarding religion? Bryan Valentino: I was raised as a Catholic and I got introduced to other religions as well so I’m familiar with how most religions work and what they teach here in the Philippines. Jacobsen: What was your first introduction to HAPI? Valentino: I was invited to… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did you come to find the humanist movement in the Philippines? Alain Sayson Presillas: I only found out about humanism online. By joining atheist groups and eventually leading me to the humanist movement. Jacobsen: What have been some of the major obstacles in personal and professional life as… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did you find the humanist community within the Philippines? Ralph Alvin Ace Rapadas: I found HAPI because I was a member of Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society (PATAS) where a lot of HAPI’s members were originally from. I found out about PATAS in Facebook the summer before I… Read more »