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[OPINION] A change of heart: Living the Laudato Si way
Holy Week gives us a chance to not only spend time with our loved ones, but also to reflect on our spirituality. This includes our connection to our environment.It has been nearly four years since...
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[OPINION] Your life in numbers
In the beginning there was only you – a happy, care-free, prone-to-pain anatomical being. But later you were relegated to a lifeless number that is, ironically, more prone to pain. You were assigned...
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[OPINYON] Pilipinas, anyare?
Lahat naman tayo ay galit sa korupsiyon. Lahat tayo ay nababahala sa kriminalidad. Karamihan sa atin ay gustong mabigyan ng solusyon ang lumalalang problema sa droga. Nagkakaisa tayo na dapat sugpuin...
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7 Last Words reflection: The chain of anger-revenge is broken
The First Word:“Father, forgive them; they know not what they do.” (Lk 23:34)Over the years, people have taken keen interest in the final words or utterances of the dying, which give a glimpse of the...
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7 Last Words reflection: 'Today you will be with me in Paradise'
The Second Word: “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Lk 23:43)Two thieves hung crucified to Jesus’ left and right. They were the ones with whom Jesus spent his final hours,...
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Pagninilay sa Siete Palabras: Huling habilin ni Kristo ay mahalin ang iyong...
Ikatlong wika:"Ina, masdan mo ang anak mo.. Anak, masdan mo ang iyong ina." (Jn 19: 25-27)Bago tayo pumalaot (wika nga) at makipagsapalaran sa mga malalim na mga usapin, ay hayaan niyong pangunahan ko...
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[ANALYSIS] On poverty lines and counting the poor
Last April 10, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released estimates of poverty incidence in the first semester of 2018 (see Table 1), stating that the proportion of Filipinos in poverty is...
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7 Last Words reflection: ‘Father, forgive them, they know not what they do’
The First Word: “Father, forgive them; they know not what they do.” (Lk 23:34)Thirty-three years before the tragic crucifixion of her Son, the young Virgin Mary received a message from an angel...
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7 Last Words reflection: Forsaken and desperate?
Fourth word: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mk 15:34)I write these lines not without difficulty, in the heat of an ongoing discussion with my colleagues. It’s about a recent misfortune,...
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[OPINION] Life in Toronto, and the tinge of sadness that remains
It’s been 15 years since we immigrated to Canada. We travelled at the height of the SARS epidemic, when nearly half the people on the plane shielded their fear behind surgical masks. But not even that...
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[OPINION] Campus mock polls show how different the youth vote is
I recently defended my thesis on social media, the Filipino youth, and political participation during the 2016 elections. It emphasizes the significance of youth political participation in flexing...
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Holy Week for non-believers
Mama was furious when she heard that one of my titas would be celebrating her birthday in a resort with the whole family. She called her up and asked her why.After some squabbling, I saw her put down...
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[OPINYON] Kung aaraw-arawin ang pagluluksa
Nang mabalitaan ko ang pagkasunog ng Notre-Dame Cathedral sa Paris, France, ang unang tanong ko ay, “May sumunog ba?” Magkahalong pagtataka, pagkalungkot, at panghihinayang ang naramdaman ko – isa ako...
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[OPINION] Inclusive elections in May 2019? Let's manage expectations
The Accessible Polling Place (APP) Law of 2013 mandates the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to establish APPs or polling places that contain facilities and services that will make voting accessible...
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7 Last Words reflection: Self-entrustment, not surrender
The Seventh Word: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Lk 23:43)The seventh traditional last word of Jesus from the cross is in Luke 23:44-46. “It was now about noon and darkness came over...
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[OPINION] In search for true justice: Death penalty is a false solution
Once again our predominantly Catholic country will observe Holy Week as the culmination to the 40-day Lent. It is during this time of the year when we pause and reflect over the pixels of our lives,...
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[OPINION] Let our people go
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. – Proverbs 14:12, 16:25, English Standard VersionThe root word of “end” in the Hebrew language is equated with “posterity.”...
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[ANALYSIS] How well are we measuring PH poverty?
It’s high time we updated how we measure poverty in the Philippines.Last week the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) published the latest poverty data. According to them, for the first half of 2018,...
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[OPINION] Remembering ‘Amba’ Rod Severino
I was a young reporter, newly assigned to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sometime in the late 1980s. I wanted to meet the big guns of the department then and made it a point to list what they...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Ang pagdadalamhati ng mga Pinoy sa pagkasunog ng...
Damang-dama ng mga Pinoy ang pagkasunog ng Notre-Dame Cathedral sa Paris, France, kung pagbabatayan ang reaksyon sa social media.Hindi naman tayo naantig nang ganito nang masira o gumuho ang 10...
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