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[OPINION] Understanding the power of privilege
A few days ago, a couple of friends and I had a small discussion with our professor on the current state of the Philippines. What started as a few messages comparing the old university curriculum and...
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[ANALYSIS] Balancing education risks during this pandemic
During the period of a pandemic, unhampered by vaccine, the resumption of normal classes exposes the school community to the risk of infection. Experts do not expect a vaccine to be widely available...
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[OPINION] The perils of government procurement in the pandemic
As countries attempt to overcome the spread of COVID-19, the Philippines faces the equally challenging task of providing life-saving medical equipment to health personnel and patients. Such equipment,...
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[ANALYSIS] The Anti-Terror Act is worse than Martial Law
I am objecting to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA) because of several provisions in the Act that are unconstitutional. Under the Constitution, the right against unreasonable arrests is an...
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[OPINION] #ABiasCBN, #RapplerFakeNews: A case of pro-admin 'media literacy?'
It was 2014 when my friends and I started the nonprofit Out of The Box Media Literacy Initiative. We were then fresh graduates of the journalism program of UP Diliman. Our mission then was to simply...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s new COVID-19 loans: Need we worry?
“Walang pera.” (There’s no money.)It’s a phrase we often hear from President Rodrigo Duterte, especially during his late night briefings. Last time we heard it was midnight of Monday, June 15, in the...
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[OPINION | Artwork] No age limit for acceptance
MANILA, Philippines – June is Pride Month, and in honor of the country's LGBTQ+ community, Rappler called for artworks that answer the question, "How would you capture Pride in a drawing?"Our top pick...
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[OPINION | Newspoint] A strategy of crackdown and cover-up
The libel conviction of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa and reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. is only the latest of recent repressive measures undertaken in quick succession by a regime led by...
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[OPINION] Lessons on Philippine history, as inspired by Danding Cojuangco
Malacañang recently mourned the death of tycoon Danding Cojuangco. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles described him as “a larger-than-life figure whose colorful life shaped the course of our history,”...
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[OPINION] Activism as a call from Christianity
The underlining thesis statement of Christianity is love. The worn-out rhetoric of religion has cemented its place across cultures as a call to love, a call to forgive, and a call to respect. In the...
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[OPINION] Little brown Americans
We are good English speakers, and it is true that we have used this in a lot of aspects that helped our country globalize. But we tend to think we are the crème de la crème of Southeast Asia mainly...
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[EDITORIAL] Ang pulitika ng bengansya laban kay Maria Ressa at Rey Santos Jr
Huwag kayong magulat na makukulong si Maria Ressa at Rey Santos Jr. And sinapit ni Ressa, isang respetadong mamamahayag at Time Person of the Year noong 2019, at ni Santos, isang mananaliksik at...
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[OPINION] Leachon unmasks a crisis in COVID-19 response
How does the bureaucracy respond to a crisis? Are bureaucrats required to be always transparent with information in dealing with the public? These questions come into focus in light of the resignation...
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[OPINION] An anthropologist on rethinking history to inspire the future
While growing up in Tinambac, Camarines Sur, I would hear elders connect “primitiveness” and lack of social progress with the Agta group who visits our town to sell mountain products. This view is...
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[OPINYON] App, app, and away!
Ang saya naman kasi talaga. Biruin mo, makikita mo ang boy o girl version mo. Well, sige, ang level-up boy o girl version mo. Enhanced, makinis, fully made up, with soft and bouncy hair, mas maayos sa...
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[OPINION] When religion blames the victim
Rape happens not only because there are rapists. Rape happens when as a society we allow it to happen. How so? Way before the physical aggression takes place are the jokes and innuendos we hear among...
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[OPINION] Anti-black attitudes among Filipinos, in the context of the U.S....
In the era of #BlackLivesMatter, Filipinos must reflect on the anti-black attitudes that circulate in their everyday life. In the Philippines today, public figures with dark skin are commonly...
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[OPINION] Why you can't support both #BlackLivesMatter and Duterte’s drug war
The past weeks have seen an explosion in worldwide protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. A number of Duterte Drug War proponents have also expressed support, some even invoking the...
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[ANALYSIS] How COVID-19 threatens online freelancing in the PH – and what can...
27-year old Mike* is happy to count the many perks of his job as a digital freelancer. Although his resumé includes wide-ranging white-collar expertise – from content writing to search engine...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte fails in coronavirus crisis leadership
On February 14, 2 weeks after the Philippines saw the first coronavirus death outside China, President Duterte encouraged Filipinos to travel with him around the country, assuring them that everything...
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