Stack Natin is from the Filipinos of Substack.

Recent events have meant the festive season has not felt so festive here in the Philippines—or is it just me? Never mind that. It does feel like we’re still fighting to get some semblance of Christmas cheer, and you’ll see this in this decidedly hodge-podge mix of reads from Janelle, the Manila Dialectics Society, Maria Nilad, Renato Gandia, Tisha Evite and Vince Imbat.