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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Tinig sa karimlan ang simbahan
Isang araw bago ang Ash Wednesday, nag-post si Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Soc Villegas ng video na lantarang bumabatikos kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.Sa isang bahagi ng video, tinanong ni Villegas,...
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[OPINION] Pleading for the oceans, pitching for the future
In February 2018, I had the honor to board the iconic“Rainbow Warrior” during its “Climate Justice Ship Tour“ in the Philippines. It is the first purpose-built environmental campaigning ship...
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[OPINION] Return of the clans
The 2019 elections are two short months away. Reports appear to be confusing. It’s not clear who the Dutertes are supporting. The “ruling party,” PDP-Laban, Sarah Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HP),...
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[OPINION] Who should be the next budget secretary?
The appointment of former budget secretary Benjamin E. Diokno as governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) leaves a void in the Duterte Cabinet and economic team.The question is, who is best...
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[OPINION] Protests and university education
Many government officials and their supporters have been bashing college students when they protest and take to the streets or to social media their stand against the Duterte administration's glaring...
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[ANALYSIS] The economics of Metro Manila’s burgeoning water crisis
The water crisis seems to have crept up on all of us. But it really shouldn’t have. Since last week, thousands of households in Metro Manila have been reeling from intermittent to zero water...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: 5 tips for thesis topics
MANILA, Philippines – Are you a student dreading thesis work? History and literature professor Leloy Claudio has a few tips to help you with this incredibly stressful period in your academic life. –...
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[OPINION] This election, let us learn from history
The election season is a period of projecting the future. Candidates who can capture the electorate through promises and pronouncements of what they can and are willing to do will most likely triumph....
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[OPINION | Newspoint] Adding insult to injustice
There should be no question in any normal mind that Leila de Lima is a victim of arbitrary detention. But normal – that is, fair, discerning, and humane – does not appear the nature of the Filipino...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: The learned helplessness of our water crisis
As a country cursed with an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year, Filipinos have a saint we offer eggs to for clear skies – Santa Clara. The problem is, we seem to lack a patron saint for making...
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[OPINYON] Plata + porma
Dumarating talaga, bihirang-bihira, iyong “Eureka!” moment. Iyong “Whatduh...ang galeng!” moment. Iyong pampamaga sa dati nang namamagang ego na “Ang galing ko, naisip ko pa ’yun! Buti hindi naisip ng...
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[OPINION] Jabidah Massacre: 51 years after, still vivid in memory
Sacrifice should never be forgotten. Especially not the sacrifice of lives.The Jabidah Massacre is one of the memories we must keep alive, painful as it is. Before dawn chased away the darkness on...
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[OPINION] Releasing fake or incomplete election surveys can send you to jail
On March 8, administration senatorial candidate Bong Go issued a press release entitled “Bong Go: surge in senatorial race largely due to People’s Trust in the Duterte Administration.” The press...
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[OPINION] Alternative candidates (and what we can do to help them)
Here’s the hard truth: Alternative candidates like Samira Gutoc, Florin Hilbay, Chel Diokno, Neri Colmenares and Romy Macalintal might be viral on social media. They might even do well in widely...
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[ANALYSIS] The security challenge for PH and Vietnam
In a January Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines event, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the security environment in the country, both internally and externally, has not...
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[ANALYSIS] Kaliwa Dam: Is China’s involvement cause for concern?
There’s every reason to be wary of China’s involvement in the Kaliwa Dam project.In the wake of Metro Manila’s surprise water shortage – which should not have been a surprise at all – the Duterte...
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[OPINION] Thirsting for water: The challenge for the Philippines
It's World Water Day today. Maybe this reminder comes to you as you experience water shortage in your own home. The reality is that this World Water Day is serving as a wake-up-call that the...
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[OPINYON] Dear Undecided Voter
Dear Undecided Voter, Hi. Salamat, ha? Sa kabila ng lahat ng ingay ng mga isyung politikal at ng halalan, na minsan wala nang kinalaman sa kapakanan mo, at ang mala-karnabal na kampanyahan, nariyan pa...
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[OPINION] Abolishing term limits will entrench dynasties
In a recent senatorial debate, Governor Imee Marcos – scion of the Marcos political clan of Ilocos Norte – argued that establishing term limits under the 1987 Constitution created political dynasties....
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: When a mayor-president messes with local polls
The campaign for local elections officially kicks off on Friday, March 29, but shots have already been fired against many of the candidates.In the name of the war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte...
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