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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] A motherfucker’s privilege
The Lady of Century High Tower rolled her eyes and sighed as she listened to the Truthsayers. Hoards of people were trying to break through the barricade that had sealed the city perimeters. The...
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[OPINION] A matter of mutual trust
Pressure for quick action against Covid-19 should not prevent authorities from pausing to align strategies along the best practices discovered by frontline experts.Cluster containment. Lockdown...
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[OPINION] We need to lobby for meaningful fiscal stimulus during the pandemic
It has been more than a week since “enhanced community quarantine” took effect in the island of Luzon. In that short span of time, we have seen significant disruptions in our daily routine – classes...
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[OPINION] Collateral damage in the coronavirus pandemic
This is unprecedented. The coronavirus pandemic spreading quickly around the globe is a war that is ruthless and merciless. The frontlines in this war are the hospitals and their heroic health care...
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[ANALYSIS] Coronavirus lessons from Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam
After South Korea captured the world’s attention at the recent Oscars, making history as its film, Parasite, became the first foreign language winner of best picture, this East Asian country is once...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A virus with emergency powers
It is said repeatedly that this is wartime and that it calls for emergency leadership. In fact, it’s our luck that we’ve had an emergency President since well before this deadly coronavirus struck and...
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[OPINION] 365 days later: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
As the country joins the rest of the world in combatting an outbreak that has taken countless lives, the journey towards lasting peace in its southern region continues. After decades of seemingly...
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[ANALYSIS] 3 ideas on mass testing: Where, how, and why?
Knowing the incipient trajectory of the growth curve will give us hints on the potential of the epidemic; from the exponential curve, one can also infer the approximate reproduction number (R0) of a...
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[OPINION] They also serve who only stand and wait
In one of the most inspired life stories of great English poets, John Milton’s struggle to overcome adversity provides a lesson for our times. Struck totally blind at the age of 44 in 1652, Milton...
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[ANALYSIS] 3 bagay tungkol sa mass testing: Nasaan tayo ngayon, ilan, bakit...
Salin mula sa Ingles: [ANALYSIS] 3 ideas on mass testing: Where, how, and why? Ipinapakita ng iba't-ibang modelo sa matematika na sa simula ay may exponential na pagtaas ang bilang ng mahahawahan ng...
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[EDITORIAL] Nada de coco? Nada rin sa puso at malasakit
Malamang nakita niyo na ang mga memes: nada de coco. “I never meant to harm anyone. Hindi ko alam na may resulta na ako, I immediately left.” ‘Yan ang lampang paliwanag ni Senador Koko Pimentel na...
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[OPINION] Business unusual: When the business community responds to a virus
In the novel The Plague by Albert Camus, there is an eccentric and mysterious character who goes by the name of Cottard. Unlike most people, this man welcomed the coming of the plague and lamented its...
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[OPINION] The place of philosophy and thought during the coronavirus crisis
Philosophy may be the last thing on any person’s mind these days, and to talk about it when everyone’s mental wellness is almost at its tether’s end may appear distasteful, bordering on the obscene. It...
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[OPINION] A letter to the men and women behind paid trolls in the Philippines
Virus-borne tidings to one and all!Just wanted to check in on how you guys are doing, though I have a pretty good idea of what you’re going through. Let me guess... Tired and dejected after lining up...
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[OPINION] Social distancing as a form of social exclusion
Up until a few days ago, the World Health Organization repeatedly emphasized “social distancing” in order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Broadly defined, social distancing is understood as...
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[OPINION] Anticipating the aftermath of the pandemic through a human rights...
On March 27, 2020, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made a statement defending President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of military men to lead the national policy against COVID-19. Secretary...
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[OPINION] Putting the 'community' back in the enhanced community quarantine
My mom, who hails from Bicol, has experienced being forced to stay home or evacuate during Mayon Volcano's eruptions. However, she tells me that in facing today's public health crisis, she's...
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[OPINION] Bougainvilleas, the sky, and the quarantine pass
The bougainvilleas are all abloom, red and pink petals against the azure sky, towering over the gate of my neighbor’s place. From below, I could see the little white dots of flowers, the real flowers,...
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[OPINION] Who will produce our food during the coronavirus crisis?
When it comes to the Department of Agriculture's (DA) call for stronger farm-to-market links amid the pandemic, we have to remember that the production side needs to be strengthened as well.The...
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[OPINION] No, Pacquiao is not becoming the senator we need him to be
Recently, people have been praising Senator Manny Pacquiao for being quick to gather donations for our COVID-19 frontliners. In fact, one article even said he was “becoming the senator we need him to...
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