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[OPINION] Why mental health must be a priority in this time of vulnerability...
My friend *Andrew succumbed to cancer this Easter Sunday. His death on the day of Jesus’ resurrection brought some comfort to his family, but it did occur during Singapore's circuit breaker period,...
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[OPINION] Earth Day at 50: Lessons for the post-coronavirus world
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. First launched in the United States on April 22, 1970, this annual event highlights the constant need for global collective action to address our pressing...
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[OPINYON] Buhay-quarantine: Sanayan lang ’yan, bhoi!
Mahigit isang buwan na tayong ganito. Nakakatakot isipin, pero parang nasasanay na ako, parang natatanggap ko nang wala na akong karaniwang pakikipagkumustahang babalikan. Wala na ang dating...
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[OPINION] Heherson Alvarez writes 30
As the world celebrates Earth Day, it brings to mind one of the staunchest defenders of the environment, Heherson T. Alvarez. As senator, he authored the Senate Resolution declaring April 22 of each...
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[OPINION] You can have a relationship with nature despite the lockdown
In this time of isolation, wherein millions are forced to stay at home due to the "enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)," how do we keep ourselves attuned with the natural world? A recasting of...
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[ANALYSIS] Ecological irresponsibility and pandemics
A pandemic is an outcome of ecological irresponsibility, and environmental negligence also aggravates the health, economic, and other impacts of pandemics.This link between the environment and...
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[OPINION] The plight of 'non-bailable' detainees during the coronavirus crisis
As the threat of COVID-19 knocks at the doors of jail and prison facilities, discussions are done on whether to release low-risk bailable and non-violent detainees and prisoners. The Supreme Court will...
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[OPINION] Time to flatten the misery curve
Countries and regions with the highest reported COVID-19 infection and mortality rates are imposing lockdowns to flatten the curve — slowing its spread so that health care systems can cope with the...
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[OPINION] The saints next door
(This piece is inspired by a phrase uttered by Pope Francis in his remarks during his homily at the Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican on Maundy Thursday.) In a memorable turn of phrase that spoke...
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[OPINION] We need to professionalize biology in the Philippines
The first 4 months of the year 2020 saw raging forest fires in Australia, the eruption of a volcano (Taal Volcano) located in the middle of a caldera lake (Lake Taal), a locust infestation in parts of...
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[OPINYON | Wikapedia] Paano lumigaya’t magpaligaya sa panahon ng peste
Selebrasyon dapat ng daigdig ang Abril 22!Pero parang Biyernes Santo pa rin ang mukha ng mundo.Siya ba?O tayo?Ayon nga sa teorya ng galak, balewala o wala lamang ito – kung ipinanganak tayong...
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[ANALYSIS] Should Duterte lift the lockdown? An imagined debate
This could well be President Rodrigo Duterte’s toughest policy decision yet.On the one hand, his government can’t yet lift the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and reopen the economy...
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[OPINION] Your volunteerism might inspire others to help during this pandemic
Filipinos today face a great challenge. Rather than allowing it to handicap us, we must all choose to rise to the occasion and take the heroic step forward.On the afternoon of March 20, at the ATM here...
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[OPINION] Ang saya neto, gago!
Dumarami ang sumasali sa FB groups sa kakaibang panahon na ito. Karamihan ay nakababagot at kumakalabit sa gatilyo ng alta presyon. Pero marami din dito ay may mga rules na kakaiba, kakatwa, nakakatuwa...
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[OPINION] A letter to my future child, written during the pandemic
Anak, the sea before you today was never this clean. I write this letter to you at 17, because I constantly dream of the life I promise we will make for you. I live in desperate, hopeless times. Times...
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[OPINION] The pandemic's forgotten faces: The plight of Muslims, women, and...
To say that the COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone in the country regardless of social standing is not false, but it does not entirely capture the whole picture, either. More to the point, saying that...
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[OPINION] A letter from Kit Belmonte to late community leader Helen Tolentino
Quezon City 6th District Rep Jose Christopher "Kit" Belmonte wrote the following letter for his late friend Helen Tolentino, a community leader from the Metro Vargas Neighborhood Association. Her...
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[OPINION] Time for PH banks to withdraw from coal, invest in permanent solutions
“We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now, and not only that...we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies,” said the Catholic...
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[OPINION] Just a little nudge: Debunking the 'lack of discipline' narrative
Despite the lockdown, many public markets remain jampacked on any given day. Some residents – and local barangay officials – have been caught gambling. Cockfighting, even. There has even been a boxing...
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[OPINION] A leadership vacuum: Multipolarity in the time of coronavirus
This article was previously published on analyzingwar.org. The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a litmus test for China’s capacity to lead the world. Despite experiencing unwelcome repercussions for...
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