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Welcome to the 2nd Class Citizens, based in Nairobi and Manila, two bustling global metropolitans. We are curious Gen Z's concerned about the matters of the global society and culture. Join us in all of our lamentations and expositions about almost anything—from serious to less serious topics!
Diversionary Tactics of PH Government during COVID-19 pandemic: A Clownery in Different Aspects
The COVID-19 situation is not easing anytime soon. Numbers continue to grow exponentially, leaving people with the possibility to wonder...
Kenya's Fight Against Covid-19: Are We Losing the Fight Already?
I am going to keep this short, for the past 2 months, we saw our case load as well as the death load multiply in quick succession. And...
The Informal Sector: Is There Potential for a Rebirth?
On a side note… Normally, in nearly every democracy, it has become an agenda if not a propaganda, for leaders who are campaigning for...
What should change after the typhoons ravaged the Philippines
Owing to the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, it is not excused to any disasters, especially that of any water-related ones. Also,...
Rise of Authoritarianism among Southeast Asian countries especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The year 2020 has been one of the most challenging years ever to be recorded. With the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 across the world,...
Kenya’s Lone Strategy: Is Kenya Better Going all out Alone in its Foreign Relations?
INTRODUCTION: In my first foreign policy review of Kenya, I believe it's important to understand the fact that for a long time, Kenya’s...
The Building Bridges Initiative Report: What's in the Offing?
INTRODUCTION In March 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta and chief opposition leader Raila Odinga inaugurated the Building Bridges Initiative...
No tricks, nor treats, just horror: A Halloween Special
In “celebration” of Halloween 2020, the 2nd Class Citizens share some of their spooky stories. Philippines’ Day of the Dead I was 8 that...
Racial Fetishization of Koreans and Everything Korean
If you’re a tambay in Youtube like me, chances are you’ve probably seen videos with titles of “How to Marry a Korean”, “How to Get a...
The Ethiopian Migrant Crisis in Saudi Arabia
Background Information: For the past 6 months, 30,000 Ethiopians including pregnant women and children have been detained in facilities...
Women can also be misogynists.
We were flying from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It was cloudy. The descent thus proved to...
Philippines as a real-life setting of dystopian fictions
Amid the struggle to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and the calls to request accountability from the government, the Duterte...
Politics of Ethnicity: Kenya’s recurring disease
SETTING: THE YEAR IS 2017... So, today is Thursday morning in the city of Nairobi during the period of February 2017, I have a morning...
An Open Letter to Our Teachers
For the last 26 years, teachers worldwide have been celebrated for their continuous effort in educating their citizens in all aspects of...
On Pemberton’s Pardon and the Culture of Forgiveness among Filipinos
Joseph Pemberton, a US Marine stationed in Olongapo, was the suspect for the murder of a Filipino transgender, Jennifer Laude. Last...
‘Medical Populism’ and the hopeless hope of Philippines in waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine or cure
The challenges of the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus across the globe were indubitably sudden and unforeseen. No country around...
Police Brutality: The Ongoing Cycle in Developing Countries
Preaching Water, Drinking Wine The words police and brutality, have always interestingly gone well hand in hand, and despite all the...
Rental Wars: How The Local Rental Chain is Crying for Mercy on Both Sides
Before We Begin: My Humble COVID rant We can all genuinely agree that COVID-19 has brought out a mixed bag of fortunes and misfortunes to...
How Asians (Deliberately or Unconsciously) Perpetuate Anti-Black Sentiments
In the recent months, several news entities across the globe have been flooded with headlines of George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s...

























