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[OPINION] Sometimes, all you need is video
When I think of Pia Ranada, our Rappler reporter, this is the second video that pops in my head. It is a video of a man in uniform with his hands up in a gesture that needed no words: you cannot enter....
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[OPINION] A teacher’s plight: The problem in our educational system
It was just another humid day, my uniform soaked in sweat, a week's worth of students’ files on my table. Our room was not fully air-conditioned or ventilated, which made us perspire a lot.Herds of...
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[OPINION] Back in Cebu: Why local voices matter in covering the news
After 3 years of working in other news organizations, I found myself back at Rappler, in Cebu again, after what I thought was going to be a temporary assignment covering the local elections. While I...
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[OPINION] Part 1: Why language subjects in college are better optional
Part 1 of 2In 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) decided that the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) new General Education Curriculum (GEC) is constitutional. On March 5, 2019, the SC upheld this...
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[OPINION] A call for a South China Sea truth movement
Editor's Note: Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio delivered the commencement speech at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) graduation rites on Friday, June 7....
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[OPINION] To Professor Blanco on Leloy Claudio
This is in response to academic Jody Blanco's June 6, 2019 piece: [OPINION] An academic's response to Walden Bello's defense of Leloy ClaudioDear Professor Blanco,As a member of UC Berkeley’s...
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[OPINION] Part 2: Why language subjects in college are better optional
READ: [OPINION] PART 1: Why language subjects in college are better optionalPart 2 of 2The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) new General Education...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Ang nabuburang alaala ng Tiananmen
Malayo sa bituka ng buhay pulitika nating mga Pilipino ang Tiananmen massacre na 3 dekada nang nakalipas. Bakit ba natin ito pag-aaksayahan ng panahon?Bakit mahalagang gunitain at magbaliktanaw sa...
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[OPINION] The legacy of D-Day
The 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings or D-Day, observed from June 5 to 6, came and went. However, in the next few months, we will be witness to a number of 75th anniversaries commemorating...
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[OPINION] Presence and present: The Philippines in climate talks
Imagine a middle-class student who chooses to attend his classes through Skype instead of being physically present. He is neither physically nor financially handicapped. He simply had a few bad days at...
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[OPINION] Teddy Regala: A diamond in the rough
The following piece was delivered during ACCRALAW’s necrological services for the late Teodoro D. Regala, Sr., one of the five founding partners of the firm.It was around 8 pm last Friday, May 31, when...
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[ANALYSIS] Work on alternatives and growth, before speeding into federal system
I love this Mercedes Benz ad showing a 1990s C-Class getting its body and engine changed into the 2019 version while it speeds down a highway.The ad is a good analogy for the challenge businessmen and...
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[OPINION] An open letter to parents: Your LGBTQ+ kids are alright
Your son says he likes other guys. You're wondering if your daughter's girl friend is actually her girlfriend. What in the world is pansexual or queer? And is "side" like a side dish? It seems like a...
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[OPINYON] All these middle class tito things
Matagal na akong tito. Nasa kolehiyo na ako noong 1995 nang ipanganak ng ate ko ang panganay niyang anak. Mula noon, ginampanan ko na ang gawaing pang-tito: magninong sa binyag ng pamangkin, magpatulog...
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[ANALYSIS] Increasing maritime domain awareness: The P3C Orion option
In my visit to a museum at the birthplace of American aviation in Dayton, Ohio, in April, I saw a display of military aircraft that the United States Air Force (USAF) had developed from the Wright...
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[OPINION] A Filipino in New York: Thoughts from the edge
Who wants to read about a Filipino 40-something mom of two, living in New York, at the cusp of embarking on an adventure of personal discovery in the tradition of Thelma and Louise and Eat, Pray,...
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[OPINION] When Greta met Gina: Save our planet
(This piece is dedicated to Gina Lopez, a citizen with courage, a force of nature who fought to protect the environment. Though ill, she continues to inspire our young to take up a common cause: to do...
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[ANALYSIS] Now’s the best time to rethink China policy
There is no better time than now to rethink the Philippine government’s China policy.The June 9 ramming of a Philippine wooden fishing boat anchored near Reed Bank by what appeared to be a steel-hulled...
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[OPINION] Narratives of defiant hope
The Istorya ng Pag-asa (Stories of Hope) Film Festival 2019, now only in its second year, showcased the best among its crop of short film entries, and it did not disappoint.Once again, it proved the...
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[OPINION | Newspoint] Hounds at the door
There now seems a general agreement that only around 5,000 have been killed in the 3 years of President Duterte’s war on drugs.It is the lowest number in a range of estimates running to as high as...
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