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[ANALYSIS | Point of Law] Competition Commission: Hitting the ground running
In 2014, Republic Act No. 10667, otherwise known as the Philippine Competition Act (“PCA”), created the Philippine Competition Commission (“PCC”) as the country’s competition authority tasked with...
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[iSpeak] Owning my trauma, no matter how 'small'
Warning: This piece contains sensitive and graphic content that may trigger certain readers, particularly those who have experienced a form of sexual abuse, no matter how small. Let me begin with what...
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[OPINION] How Carlos Celdran made me a decisive Catholic
Once the poster boy of pro-RH bill advocates after his disruptive performance at a biblical "salestalk" at the Manila Cathedral, the late Carlos Celdran was definitely not the type of guy who the...
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[OPINION] Divorce, death penalty, and the dangers of religious fundamentalism
Divorce and the death penalty are not dead. Over the weekend Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano expressed his intent of seeking consensus among his fellow representatives. For him, these measures are still...
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[OPINION] There is no human dignity in the Philippines
The role of any government is to protect, preserve, and uplift the dignity of the human person. Dignity of the human person as enshrined in the most superior law in the land is inherent to every...
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[OPINION] Radical change stops sexual violence
I had originally not planned to weigh in systematically on the sexual harassment controversy rocking the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). But after seeing young professors, teaching assistants,...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte the Defeatist
More than halfway through his term, President Rodrigo Duterte remains extremely (if unnaturally) popular.Latest numbers from the Social Weather Stations show Duterte enjoyed a 65 percentage point net...
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[OPINYON] Isinulat habang nakahiga sa banig ng karamdaman at natauhan
Wala naman talagang banig. At kung meron man, mahirap magsulat nang nakahiga. Bukod sa masakit sa likod dahil, karaniwan, noong bata pa ako halimbawa, sa sahig o papag na matigas nakalatag ang banig na...
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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] NEDA official accused of sexual harassment still in...
Last January 30, the National Economic and Development Authority submitted the results of its internal investigation into a sexual harassment case a junior officer filed against her supervisor, a...
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[PODCAST] Laffler Talk: Sibling rivalries
MANILA, Philippines – Away-kapatid. Marami sa atin may ganitong kuwento.Mababaw man o masalimuot ang pinag-ugatan, napagdaanan natin ito. Madalas nga’y tinatawanan na lang natin kapag...
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[OPINION] The slow death of Philippine history in high school
Since 2014, many calls have been made to return Philippine History to high school. This was brought about by Department of Education (DepEd) Order 20, 2014 that effectively removed Philippine History...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] The evil that men do
Thanks to technology, the evil that men do no longer has to live after them; it can now be erased or doctored digitally to look good. Ferdinand Marcos is a singular case in point. President for 20...
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Entering the Church of Carly Rae Jepsen
I knew it would be a night I would keep sacred as soon as I stepped out of the car.It was evening and Gateway Mall in Cubao wasn’t just buzzing with commuters. Teens and twenty-somethings paraded in...
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[OPINION] Are the K-12 kids alright? Like really?
Case A: I have a friend in HUMSS or Humanities and Social Sciences, who always whines about her projects in creative writing. The requirements from the course make her both inadequate and worn...
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[ANALYSIS] Defining terrorism: Why it matters for counterterrorism efforts
On March 15, 2019, a gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, taking 51 innocent lives and leaving many others injured. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promptly denounced...
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[OPINION] Why farm mechanization won't help our farmers
It’s no secret that our farmers are currently facing a crisis – the farmgate price of palay hit an all-time low (official reports peg it at P15.94/kilo, but farmers say it’s actually P8 or P9/kilo),...
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[OPINYON] Sa mga mata ng anak ng isang magsasaka
Panahon na naman ng pag-aani. Natapos na ang 3, 4 na buwan ng paghihintay para sa mga gintong butil ng palay na magiging pagkain para sa madla at kita sana ng mga magsasaka. Natapos na ang sandamakmak...
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[OPINYON] Hindi mo kailangang maniwala sa paramdam
Hindi ako fan ng horror movies. Hindi rin ako mahilig sa staple TV shows na katatakutan tuwing sasapit ang Undas. Hindi bumebenta sa akin ang mga episode na nananawagan daw ng multo sa isang...
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[EDITORIAL] Bibliya ng Facebook: OK lang magsinungaling, basta may K ka
‘Humiliating’ treatment of Duterte at Japan enthronement rites? MALI.PNR Bicol Express‘reopened’ in September 2019. PEKE.De Lima ‘rushed to hospital,’ wears neck brace. PEKE.‘Sex video of Ateneo priest...
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[ANALYSIS] Is Canada really immune to populism?
A week ago, when Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau won a second term, although with a humbling minority, several people happily declared on Twitter: “Canada didn’t fall for populism” or “Canada...
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