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[DASH of SAS] Muslim religious leaders affirm 'sublime status' of women
DAVAO, Philippines – Muslim Religious Leaders and legal experts in Mindanao endorsed a new fatwa, a formal legal opinion, clarifying issues of early and forced marriage in the context of Islam.The...
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#AnimatED: The candidacy of Rodrigo Duterte
For the first time in the post-Marcos years, a candidate has taken the route of substitution to run for president. After months of publicly displaying his indecision, swinging like a pendulum, Rodrigo...
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The Paris climate talks: Is no deal better than a bad deal?
What has been billed as the meeting that will determine the fate of the planet will take place in Paris from November 30 to December 10.The outcome of the Conference of Parties 21 (COP 21) of the...
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Paris and its climate legacy for future generations
As world leaders converge on Paris from 30 November to 11 December, the importance of arriving at an ambitious yet implementable agreement on climate change action has been graphically underlined by...
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Duterte’s ‘benevolent’ dictatorship: No such thing!
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly declared that if he wins the presidency in 2016, his administration will be a dictatorship. For the first time in Philippine history, a presidential...
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Obama at COP21: 'Let's get to work' on climate
This is the full text of the speech of US President Barack Obama at the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris-Le Bourget, Monday, November 30.President Hollande, Mr. Secretary General, fellow...
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Cayetano: Duterte, the iPad among Walkmans
It was a gorgeous Sunday sunset that splashed vibrant colors against the stage, where organizers say, as many as 100,000 people waited for up to 7 hours for Davao Mayor Rody Duterte, the...
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Beyond food and shelter: Protecting women and girls in times of crisis
Marites, 37, was nine months pregnant when tropical storm Ondoy, one of the worst floods that hit Metro Manila, swept away her family’s house along a riverbank in Cainta, Rizal in 2011. Marites’ family...
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#NowPH: For Maria Letizia Dantes and her generation
My standing here before you today during this Climate Vulnerable Forum is really an unfortunate thing if you think about it, because it means my country from where I flew halfway from across the globe...
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Will I find love in Paris? Or will there be more?
I am one day away from flying to Paris, the city of love. I am thrilled and nervous, anticipating the best and the worst things that could happen. But I have no intention of falling in love with...
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Dissenting from the SET dissents
The life of the law is not logic, but experience, according to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. In the SET case against Senator Grace Poe, experience took hold when the majority upheld that foundlings...
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The battle to save humanity is a climate conference
If only the war against climate change involved a clash of superheroes, stupendous feats of karate, or a heart-stopping motorcycle chase through grimy alleyways.But those spectacles are reserved for...
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An undying respect for med students
Last weekend, I had lunch and dinner with my BS Psychology blockmates. While a few of us took different career paths, most of them ended up going to medical school. About 6 went to Ateneo, 1 went to...
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Aquino's COP21 speech: What didn't make the cut?
We write with regard to recent reportage on President Noynoy Aquino’s speech at the UN COP21 climate convention. Aquino’s 3-minute speech failed to capture the harsh realities of the burgeoning climate...
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What coral reefs are telling us about climate change
With the arrival of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the announcement that global temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius, scientists have predicted that 2015 will be the hottest year...
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Climate change: It's personal
Howling winds terrify me.I trace my fear to the first time I experienced a super typhoon. It was Typhoon Rosing (international codename Angela), back in 1995: I was a 9-year-old kid, and I remembered...
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Dealing with depression and anxiety: My saving graces
I woke up this morning wishing I hadn't. Trying to force myself to go back to sleep until my head began to throb. The pain in my head forced me to get out of bed, and I was disappointed that I had to...
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Comelec disenfranchises global Filipinos
The Comelec’s Second Division, in its decision cancelling the certificate of candidacy of Grace Poe, did a big disservice to all global Filipinos, those of us who have left the country out of need,...
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Digong’s mouth
The criticisms by Manila’s and Cebu’s finest of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s dirty mouth may be morally upright, but they also miss the point. Duterte could get away with his curses and threats...
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#AnimatED: Grace Poe, from Teflon to Velcro politics
Grace Poe. Anak ng Panday. Minamahal ng (halos) lahat. Mabango sa publiko. Namamayagpag ang ratings. Pero kahapon 'yan.Biglang nagising si Grace na makulimlim ang bagong umaga (pahiram ng campaign...
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