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[OPINION] Why we fail as queer activists
I remember going to this year’s Metro Manila Pride with an almost naïve sense of optimism. This year’s theme was “Resist Together,” with an emphasis on Pride being a protest, so the tibak (activist) in...
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[OPINION] The morality tale of cannabis sativa
The third millennium began in the United States with medical marijuana legally sold in 33 states and the District of Columbia, the country’s power center. It was 1999 – two decades since Washington DC...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] Blowback
The war on drugs is becoming unmistakably revealed for its confused, incompetent, and arbitrary prosecution, thanks to President Duterte himself.It began once he passed the generalship of his war to...
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[OPINION] Let them read Wattpad
From time to time, I would see a post on social media about pocketbooks, specifically stories originally published on Wattpad. The post would often criticize the plots, which are usually regarded as...
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[OPINION] Closing the gap: A 15-year-old's call to end the climate crisis
The climate crisis is called a crisis for a reason. It's no trivial task trying to undo all the things humanity has done to damage this planet. Most of us take pride in saying that we have indeed begun...
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[OPINION] Duterte is making a big mistake
Political persecution and killings of activists and human rights defenders have been consistently at the top of the government's agenda since Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency in 2016. To date,...
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[EDITORIAL] Ang higanteng face palm na SEA Games 2019
Kahiya-hiya. Ito ang napapailing na bulong ng maraming Pilipinong sumusubaybay ngayon sa nalalapit na pagbubukas ng Southeast Asian Games dito Pilipinas.Ang mga football player ng Timor Leste tatlong...
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[OPINION] Fight back, Filipino: Pushing back against the dumbing down of...
It was too good to be true. VP Leni Robredo had accepted the President’s dare to lead the regime’s flagship campaign on drugs, and yet she was denied vital cooperation, information, and the resources...
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[OPINION] A teacher's thoughts on Raffy Tulfo, discipline, and punishment
Another recent episode of Raffy Tulfo in Action has gone viral. In this episode, the grandmother and parents of an elementary school student reached out to Raffy Tulfo to complain about alleged child...
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[OPINION] The implications of Leni Robredo’s ICAD removal
Vice President Leni Robredo’s ingenuity caught Rodrigo Duterte’s regime off-guard – twice. The first time was when Duterte and his chief mouthpiece Salvador Panelo taunted Robredo into leading the...
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[OPINION] The voters of Hong Kong have spoken
After nearly 6 months of social and political unrest, the people of Hong Kong went to the polls on Sunday, November 24. By early Monday morning, it was clear that in the biggest voter turnout in...
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[OPINYON] ‘Mano po, Ninong!’
Mali ka ng akala. Hindi ito tungkol sa mga naglipana at nakakatawang “Mahal ka ni Ninong” memes sa social media hinggil sa nalalapit na Pasko. Bagamat masasabi kong tungkol din ito sa aginaldo, pero...
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[OPINION] Rejection is the norm for PWDs, especially in the job market
People with disabilities (PWDs) are everywhere. Most are constrained in homes, while others are left with no choice but to beg in the streets. Many of those who are home choose to be home, mainly...
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[OPINION] The 'pasang-awa' culture we (un)knowingly embraced
The challenge posed by Education Secretary Leonor Briones at the launch of Sulong EduKalidad was to look at the quality and status of education for "what it is." This, along with the Philippines'...
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[OPINYON] Paano naman naging kasalanan ng media ang kapalpakan sa SEA Games?
Anyare?! Paanong mula sa pagiging tagapaghatid ng balita ay naging buntunan ng sisi ang media sa mga nangyaring kapalpakan sa pagsisimula ng Southeast Asian Games 2019? Paanong naipihit ng gobyerno (sa...
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[PODCAST] Laffler Talk: Pasko na, sinta ko, saan na regalo ko?
MANILA, Philippines – Ilang araw na lang, Pasko na!Kaya heto ang regalo namin sa inyo: isang episode tungkol sa gifts, at sa pagbibigay at pagtanggap nito sa kapamilya, katuwang sa buhay, o...
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[OPINION] From physical therapist to PWD: How one father dealt with...
I’m Alexis Casayuran, husband to Lannie and father to Adrian and Abby. My wife and I are members of the Missionary Families of Christ (MFC, formerly CFC-FFL), and I’m a licensed physical therapist...
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[OPINION] The Leni Robredo Chapter
If Rodrigo Roa Duterte fancies himself to be a modern-day Achilles, his heel must definitely be his misogyny. He cannot take criticism, most especially from women, probably because his youth was...
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On my bookshelf, China and dictators steal the spotlight
When my editor asked me to write about books on any of these subjects – security, foreign policy, and governance – as part of a package of year-end stories, I went over my groaning bookshelf and found...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] The timid press
(This piece was expanded from remarks the writer gave at the recent Media Nation, an annual conference of news-media practitioners devoted to stock-taking.)Let me say, first off, that my concern here...
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