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[OPINION] Pinoy BL, censorship, and problematic LGBTQ+ representation
Following the success among Filipino audiences of the Thai BL (Boys Love) series 2gether, numerous media outlets are starting to create Filipino BL series to please the newfound market. The list of...
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[OPINION] Refugee protection and the threats of the Anti-Terrorism Law
In 2019, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that around 26 million individuals were forced to leave their countries to seek protection in other states. For many refugees and asylum...
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[OPINION] Being gay in an all-girl Catholic school
Towards the end of Pride Month this year, the hashtag #MCHSDOBETTER began a whole new Twitter movement, which led to students criticizing the management of their respective Catholic schools. Instances...
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[OPINION] The moment of truth for the ABS-CBN franchise
On Thursday, July 9, after 12 days of continuous hearings, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises is set to vote on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal application. This is a moment of truth for the...
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[OPINION] Duterte raises the bar on impunity
As new COVID-19 infections were reported to be rising, President Duterte signed RA 11479 or the Anti-Terror Act of 2020, effectively repealing the Human Security Act of 2007 and raising the bar on...
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[OPINION] Medicine needs to evolve with Darwin
“What you see in this ring before you is the greatest example of evolution you will ever see,” declared WWE icon Triple H in front of roaring thousands. Biologists in attendance would’ve been livid at...
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[OPINION] The Ifugao, cowboys, and assimilation through education
When I first visited Cordillera, I was surprised by the popularity of country music and the cowboy-themed bars and restaurants. You’ll also see men walking around in leather boots, wrangler jeans, and...
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[OPINION] In the service of the Filipino
In October 1953, the late Vero Perfecto and I hosted the first local TV broadcast over DZAQ-TV Channel 3 (AQ for Antonio Quirino), the first commercial TV station in the Philippines. Our maiden...
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[OPINYON] Kapag nawalan ng rap ang masa
Wala pang isang linggo noong tinintahan ng pangulo ang Anti-Terrorism Act na siya namang umani ng mga reaksyon mula sa iba’t ibang grupong nagsusulong ng karapatang-pantao. Naligo ng angry reax sa...
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[OPINION | Artwork] Bangungot sa mga mulat
MANILA, Philippines – In the middle of the coronavirus health crisis, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a bill giving the government more powers to act against persons or groups falling under...
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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] If you want to empower women, pay them for their work
When Dove, via Instagram, invited fashion designer Mich Dulce to be part of a new shampoo campaign to empower women with “the confidence to go for their own definition of beauty,” she became incensed....
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[OPINION] Who needs enemies when you have a President like Duterte?
Last July 1 marked the 4th year in office of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. On July 27, he is set to deliver his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA). I venture to make my own assessment of Duterte’s...
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[OPINION] 100 days of COVID and Duterte
Like watching never-ending seasons of The Walking Dead, President Duterte has once again extended community quarantine. Life under quarantine and physical distancing has begun to integrate itself into...
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[OPINION] Shutting the revolving door: Let the chiefs serve their tenure
The following piece was first published on Analyzing War. A few weeks from now, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will have its new Chief of Staff (CSAFP). General Felimon Santos Jr., the...
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[EXPLAINER] Forget about people’s initiative for ABS-CBN
Since after 70 pro-administration members of a House of Representatives committee voted not to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise, many lawyers and law professors have advocated an “initiative” where voters can...
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[OPINION] Surviving and fighting the anti-terror law
Just before day’s end on July 3, President Duterte signed into law what is now the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which repeals the 2007 Human Security Act.Republic Act No. 11479 is an abomination of...
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[ANALYSIS] How ABS-CBN’s exit will hurt the PH economy
Make no mistake. Putting ABS-CBN permanently off-air will hurt not just press freedom but also our economy.On Friday, July 10, the House of Representatives voted against bills seeking to grant a new...
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Dugo ng 11,000 nasa kamay ng 70 mambabatas
“Hanap ng ibang trabaho para mabuhay.” ‘Yan ang payo ni Senador Bato dela Rosa sa mga nawalan ng trabaho sa ABS-CBN.Senador Bato, may trabaho po ang 11,000 na manggagawa ng ABS-CBN, pero dahil sa...
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[OPINION | Just Saying] Constitutional prerogative gone wrong
Powers must not be exercised in a vacuum, lest they yield abusive consequences. While it is true that only Congress has the authority to grant or disallow a franchise, any determination must be done...
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[OPINION] Honoring the predecessors of the #HijaAko movement
26 June 2019. Wednesday. Noon. Out of breath from running around the city with a big placard in one hand and a heavy, borrowed tripod on the other, I stood in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul...
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