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[OPINION] Making press freedom an election issue
(This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to subscribers on May 2, 2019.)I’m writing to you on a day that lies between Labor Day, May 1, and World Press Freedom Day, May 3.It’s an important day because it...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: 5 ways to make your summer break more...
MANILA, Philippines – For most students, summer break is already here. While it's a good time to unwind, the break could also be a good opportunity to get a head start on the next term.History...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A ban on Duterte
Rappler has asked the Supreme Court to have President Duterte lift his ban disallowing it from covering him. The suit could not have come at a more auspicious time — around the annual commemoration of...
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Journalism is a crime in a fake world
Journalism is a heinous crime in a place where people feast over online disinformation like a smuggled high-grade marijuana.This deception scheme that has gone global is the devil of our lifetime. It...
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[OPINION] The pols in our stars... and in SALNs too
This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to Rappler subscribers on April 30, 2019.April 30 was the last day for all government officials to submit their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN)...
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Swimming in a sea of climate anxiety
I remember the day I decided not to have children.It was October 31, 2011. My news feed was harping on about world population; the United Nations had announced that a baby born in the Philippines was...
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[OPINION] An open letter to Erwin Tulfo from a Dapitanon
I am Gualberto Laput, 53 years old, resident of Guading Adasa Street, Dapitan City, and founder of the Dapitan Historical Society. I am a Dapitanon. Last April 28, you were interviewed by members of...
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[OPINION] Whom exactly are the youth voting for?
Are they going to make a difference?Many advocates hope so.Voters between 18-30 years old constitute 31% of the registered electorate. We’re talking about 18.8 million young Filipinos who can sway the...
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[OPINION] The labor vote is weak
This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to subscribers on May 1, 2019.Manila’s streets turned red once again on Wednesday, as protesters filled the streets to commemorate International Labor Day. But today’s...
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[OPINION] On the go? Listen to Rappler’s election podcasts
This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to Rappler subscribers on May 3, 2019.We’re down to the last 10 days before we troop to polling precincts on May 13! Through their votes, Filipinos will determine what...
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[OPINYON] 'Boss, pakisingit'
Kailangang pag-ukulan ng pansin ang bahagi ng statement ng Pulse Asia hinggil sa kanilang huling isinagawang survey para sa halalang pang-senador. Batay sa panayam ng Rappler sa pangulo ng Pulse Asia...
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[OPINION] What can you do besides voting?
This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to Rappler subscribers on May 3, 2019.I am Raisa Serafica and I head MovePH, Rappler’s civic engagement arm. Our unit is in charge of growing a community of advocates...
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[OPINYON] Para sa kapakanan mo, oposisyon ang iboto
Nakasalalay sa boto mo sa Mayo 13 ang kalidad ng buhay mo sa susunod na 3 taon.Nakabitin ang maraming minadali at mapaminsalang polisiya ng administrasyon. Kabilang sa mga ito ang pagpapatuloy ng...
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[EDITORIAL] Si Bikoy at ang walong di dapat iboto
Naipit ka na naman ba sa trapik sa EDSA?Naisaayos na raw inflation, pero wala namang bumabang presyo ng bilihin? Sawang-sawa ka na ba sa "new normal" na paghihigpit ng sinturon?Sabi ng gobyerno,...
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[OPINION] Will the next Senate be independent?
This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to subscribers on May 4, 2019.This is Camille Elemia, Rappler’s Senate reporter. I also cover PDP-Laban for the May 2019 elections.With only a week to go before D-day,...
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[ANALYSIS] 2019 elections: The jolt we all need
If the polls are any indication, the May 13 elections will be a continuation of the electoral trend that brought Rodrigo Duterte to power in 2016. The Hugpong ng Pagbabago candidates are not running...
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[ANALYSIS] Is the Kaliwa Dam actually viable?
Over the past months, the Kaliwa Dam project of the Duterte administration has been at the heart of a roiling controversy. Touted as a long-term solution to Metro Manila’s water ills, opposition to...
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[OPINION] Defending academic freedom from political extremism
The principle of academic freedom is the product of a hard-fought centuries-long struggle to protect the free exchange of ideas from being undermined by state intervention and contaminated by political...
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President Duterte, praying the gay away didn't work for me
People ask me, "When did you find out that you were gay?" I simply respond that it’s no different from when anyone found out about his or her sexuality: it just happened.In my case, it happened when I...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] The specter of succession
New suspicions have arisen about President Duterte's health. These were provoked by his disappearance from public view for 10 days, the longest during his incumbency, and heightened by attempts to...
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