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[EXPLAINER] Catching vote-buyers is not just the Comelec’s job
(Conclusion)Part 1: Vote-buying is not just giving and taking cash In vote buying, the vote buyer’s chief concern is how to make sure that those who receive the money hold their end of the bargain. In...
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[OPINYON] Duck, cover, upload
Naramdaman ko rin iyon kahapon. Nasa opisina ako sa matandang unibersidad sa Maynila. Wala talaga kaming pasok, pero kailangang tapusin ang accreditation papers and some academic institutional longing...
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[ANALYSIS] ‘The Matrix’ and Duterte’s tomfoolery
Ms. Ellen Tordesillas, who, strangely enough, now finds herself in the middle of a so-called “plot to oust Duterte,” makes a really strong case about the state of the government’s intelligence...
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The world according to Rodolfo Severino
Many know Ambassador Rod Severino as a Filipino diplomat. Some of us know him as a global diplomat. I am privileged to be among those few who worked and observed him very closely as his special...
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[ANALYSIS] China’s 100-year marathon – and what Filipinos should do about it
China has big ambitions. It wants to overtake the United States as the world’s superpower by 2049, a hundred years after the Communist Party took power in Beijing. And this will be at the expense of...
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[OPINION] The folly of religious endorsements
Among all institutions in the country, religion – alongside the academe – is the most trusted. That is according to the 2017 Philippine Trust Index.To get the endorsement of religious leaders is thus...
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[OPINION] Worshipping the false idols of public health
Administering public health requires a team. It requires scientific and artful efforts of several disciplines – from historians and anthropologists, from clinicians and researchers, to economists and...
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[NEWSPOINT | OPINION] Transcendent messages via earthquake
Obviously, by their very nature, earthquakes are a terrifying phenomenon: they’re unpredictable, they’re unstoppable, and, precisely because they cannot be fathomed to the degree that man might be...
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How my work empowers me as a person with Tourette syndrome
I’ve been working at the Philippine Trade Training Center, now the PTTC Global MSME Academy (PTTC-GMEA), for almost 5 years now. One of my regular tasks is to facilitate training programs, which...
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[OPINION] What is to be done? With days to go before election day, think...
On May 13, we have the opportunity to make a difference in our country’s future by electing our nation’s leaders. By reflecting and talking with our friends and neighbors, we can help influence the...
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[OPINION] Don't leave God when you vote
Archbishop Socrates Villegas issued the following pastoral message to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28, as the Philippines prepares for the May 13 midterm elections....
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Bilibid: A semblance of Paradise
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."I have to admit. I feel so detached and distant from these words. I cannot hear myself praying with these. To me, these are the words of a man who...
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[EDITORIAL] Ang pantasya ng 'matrix' ni Duterte
Hindi na namin iinsultuhin ang mga kutsero at tatawagin itong kuwentong kutsero.Hindi na sana kapatol-patol ang pinakabagong kahunghangan na pinakulo ng Palasyo – ang "matrix." Hango na naman ito sa...
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While the world was shaking
When the 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Luzon on Monday, April 22, I found myself putting to practice the infamous triumvirate of security actions I learned in grade school: duck, cover, and hold.The...
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[OPINYON] Homestretch
Well-trodden to the point of exhaustion and relegation to cliché na ang katagang “nagmamadaling Lunes.” Nagmamadali naman talaga ang karamihan ng mga kabilang sa rat race ng buhay at kabuhayan sa...
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[OPINION] Lust for violence
It has been puzzling for many human rights advocates that the satisfaction rating of President Rodrigo Duterte remains high. In spite of the many jaw-dropping controversies facing the Duterte...
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This subclass human existence of our workers
We were a dollar-earning family. My father worked as a sushi chef in America back when I was 7 years old – we were living comfortably. My mom, a graduate of industrial engineering at the Polytechnic...
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[OPINION] Comelec’s role in implementing ban on political dynasties
In a Senate hearing on a proposed anti-political dynasty law in February 2018, Dean Ronald Mendoza of the Ateneo School of Government put figures to a fact that we know very well. According to him,...
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[OPINION] Vote for the opposition, you owe it to yourself
Your life in the next 3 years hinges on how wisely you vote on May 13.Lots of sweeping, consequential policies are up in the air. These include the...
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[OPINION] Just the Facts: Foreign funding isn’t the problem
A long time ago, when we were young and foolish, Malou Mangahas and I were booted out of The Manila Chronicle for standing up for Bobi Tiglao.We had wanted Bobi to succeed Amando Doronila as editor of...
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