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[ANALYSIS] Where we stand in fight vs coronavirus: What DOH data tells us
As we end the second month of what is now the world’s longest and probably most bizarre lockdown, it is timely to take stock of how the country is doing in the face of the pandemic. The Department of...
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[OPINION] No charter change during pandemic
I am not against charter change. In fact, I have supported for many years campaigns to change our constitutional form of government as a way of reforming our politics and expanding the Bill of Rights...
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[OPINION] Safety and material needs first, not just ‘schooling versus learning’
President Duterte’s statement (which by now may have already morphed into some other pronouncement or policy) about not resuming classes without a vaccine for COVID-19 aroused quite an interest to say...
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[OPINION] The animal industry can be the next pandemic ground zero
We have previously pointed out that the degradation of our ecosystems and its dwindling biodiversity are contributing factors in the increase of zoonotic diseases. These diseases which originate from...
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[EXPLAINER] Manila Times 'exposé' grossly false about Gabby Lopez's citizenship
On March 25, 2020, Manila Times dropped an “exclusive” article by Jomar Canlas, headlining that ABS-CBN Corporation chairman emeritus Eugenio Gabriel “Gabby” Lopez III “did not renounce his US...
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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] The Filipino global nurse: Trained to leave, now made...
In a public hospital in Manila, an elderly couple walked into the emergency room. Tatay had been suffering from a cough and asked to consult a doctor. The nurse asked him about his other symptoms, and...
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[REFLECTIONS] Post-Eid musings during a pandemic
Every country brings something new to the observance of Ramadan and Eid'l Fitr through its culture. I experienced this during my years living in Egypt, Malaysia, and Qatar. With my current temporary...
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[OPINION] Getting back to basics with bartering
In 3 hours, I am about to meet a stranger to trade my aloe vera in a Groot pot for a signed copy of F. Sionil Jose’s Poon.Last week, I traded Lang Leav and Michael Faudet for a copy of Mary Oliver’s...
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[OPINYON] Bakit takot tayong maantala ang pag-aaral?
Ang mga paaralan noong World War 2 (WW2) ay nagsara dulot ng mga pagbomba at paglikas ng mga tao. Matindi ang pinsalang tinamo ng siyudad ng Maynila dulot ng digmaan, pangalawa sa pinakasiráng bayan ng...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte may yet survive the pandemic – at our expense
The “It’s the economy, stupid” quip, used during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign against George Bush at a time that a recession hit the US, comes to mind when we take a look now at...
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[OPINION | Video] In stillness: Voices from a COVID world
In stillness: Voices from a COVID world is a short film by writer Paolo Mangahas, which features phone voice recordings of people sharing their thoughts on a locked-down world. This 7-minute video...
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[EDITORIAL] Bangungot ng Kamaynilaan: Lalong humihirap ang maging mahirap
Kanina sa hintayan ng bus, sabi ng isang nag-aabang ng sasakyan sa katabi: “Hindi na ito Manic Monday – Lintek na Lunes na ito.”Walang masakyan Ngayong nagsisimula na ang general community quarantine...
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[ANALYSIS] How aware are Parañaque residents about the coronavirus?
The rapid spread of coronavirus and the quarantine has transformed life for nearly everyone in the Philippines, as all of us except essential workers have been forced to stay at home for over two...
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[OPINION] De Lima’s incommunicado detention
Article III, Section 12 (2) of the 1987 Constitution is clear and unequivocal: “Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.” This prohibition...
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[OPINION] Christians can do more than protest
This is in response to the article written by Dr Jayeel Cornelio and Dr Rico Villanueva in Rappler on May 17, 2020 entitled “Should Christians protest?”We appreciate the article for pointing out the...
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[OPINION] Why are we still defining 'mass testing' when dengue's about to...
After presidential spokesperson Harry Roque suggested that the “mass” in “mass testing” implied “testing everyone,” I was left with an overwhelming sense of confusion, especially in doing my job as a...
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[OPINION] Women's work and the coronavirus: Caring for care workers
COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt. Nations, businesses, and schools have closed, and billions are confined to their homes. Yet millions of care workers step out daily to keep the lights on and...
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[PODCAST] I've Got An Opinion: I can be transgender and Catholic at the same...
Subscribe to I've Got An Opinion on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.I've Got An Opinion· Episode 7: I can be transgender and Catholic at the same timeThe Catholic Church and the LGBT. To a lot...
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[ANALYSIS] 2 4Ps mothers speak up on the coronavirus and their communities
"Sino-sino ba ang tinutukoy nilang 'lahat?'" asks Nanay Alena of Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilya ng Pantawid (SNPP). "At bakit hindi kami kasama?" (Whom are they referring to when they say 'everyone?'...
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[OPINION] Why the emergency subsidy program affects PWDs the hardest
The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act created an emergency subsidy program (ESP) which intended to give between P5,000 and P8,000 to 18 million poor families nationwide. This was to help them survive the...
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