
By Tania Arpa
Thanks to the Department of Tourism’s new campaign, people all over the world now know how much fun everything is in the Philippines. But beyond the wonderful marine life, historical sites, food and parades, our country has also become a shining beacon of freethinking and secularism. What better way of looking back at our struggle for reason, freedom and secularism than through a viral Internet meme?
We could start at our Excommunication Party in December 2010, where we challenged the Catholic church in our support for the Reproductive Health Bill:

The Filipino Freethinkers then went full-on geek at the UP Lantern Parade in December 2010:

We made coming out of the closet a blast at the 29 Steps for LGBT Human Rights festival on July 2, 2012…
See the rest of the photos on the Filipino Freethinkers site