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[OPINION] Why did priests and religious vote for Duterte?
After celebrating the 4th anniversary of the presidential inauguration, Duterte should be thankful to the 16 million Filipinos who voted for him. He should also thank the priests and religious who...
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[OPINION | Artwork] Mga Salita
MANILA, Philippines – Since Tuesday, June 30, the Philippines has been under the Duterte administration for 4 years.Each Filipino has their take on how President Rodrigo Duterte's rule so far has...
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[ANALYSIS] How the Senate can save us from Duterte’s ailing pandemic response
The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act passed by Congress was supposed to give President Rodrigo Duterte “special powers” to suspend funds for some government projects and divert them for the pandemic...
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[OPINION] U.S. Independence Day: Foundational freedoms for the future
On this day, 244 years ago, America gained her independence after a hard-fought campaign to secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This year, instead of a typical July 4 celebration –...
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[OPINION] The ABS-CBN hearings: A theater of the absurd
A theater of the absurd — that’s what the hearings into ABS-CBN’s application for the renewal of its broadcast franchise have turned into. (Having borrowed a phrase already taken as a proper name, for...
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[OPINION] Stranded scholars: An inconvenient truth
Challenges and misfortunes such as this pandemic can be an opportunity to bring out the best in someone. In fact, one of Isaac Newton's most productive periods as a scholar was during the Great Plague...
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[OPINION] The coronavirus and the countryside
Every narrative has a counternarrative. In the prevailing urban-centric discourse on the COVID-19 pandemic, stories from the provinces are often filtered through the optics of the central government...
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[OPINION] The pandemic and the search for home
We are constantly in search of home. This is what the world’s longest coronavirus lockdown has made us realize. When the President announced the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), many...
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[OPINION] Engineering care: A designer’s perspective as a COVID-19 backliner
As non-essential personnel in the first weeks of the pandemic, my thoughts were the same as everybody else: “Where the hell do I get a toilet paper?” I didn’t have a lot of selfless and noble ideas...
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[OPINION] Is Duterte now a dictator?
Shortly after Congress passed the Anti-Terror Bill, critics and opponents denounced it as signifying “martial rule without martial law” or as being “worse than martial law.” Because martial law – at...
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[EDITORIAL] Wala nang 'middle ground' sa ilalim ng anti-terrorism law
Pirmado na ang anti-terrorism law. Matakot na tayo. Narito ang limang dahilan.Una, puwede ka nang matiktikan ng 3 na buwan sa ilalim ng Republic Act 11479. Hindi isang linggo o isang buwan – kundi 60...
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[OPINION] Defiance as a moral obligation
As someone in training to become a priest, obedience is a must for me. And I do not see it as something that denies my God-given freedom. In fact, I see obedience as a virtue that allows me to be truly...
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[OPINYON] Ang buhay sa lansangan ay buhay ng pakikibaka ni Ka Elmer Portea
Tsuper ng dyip, tagapagsalita ng STARTER, pangrehiyong balangay ng PISTON, at kaanib ng Anakpawis Party-list si Ka Elmer. Gaya ng iba pang drayber, na maagang tamaan ng sakit sa tuhod, balakang, at...
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[OPINION] The Air Defense Identification Zone – China’s next South China Sea...
Beijing’s campaign to seize the South China Sea has been patient, incremental, and subtle, involving small steps, false assurances of no further actions, and environmental destruction.People’s...
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[OPINION] The myth of the 'pa-seminar' in the Philippines
When I was a young faculty member of an educational institution, I used to look forward to attending seminars to quench my thirst for development. Even way back during my student council days,...
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[OPINION] How social media users can protect themselves from the anti-terror law
Fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette, the controversial and much-opposed Republic Act 11479 or the “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” is set to take effect. While it was framed by the...
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[OPINYON] Comments section, vicious sub-platform
May kinagalitan ako noong isang araw. Dati kong estudyante sa isang state university. Nakita kong nakikipagtalo sa online comments section ng isang pahayagan. Mahaba ang thread at, obviously, walang...
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[OPINION] Pinoy BL, censorship, and problematic LGBTQ+ representation
Following the success among Filipino audiences of the Thai BL (Boys Love) series 2gether, numerous media outlets are starting to create Filipino BL series to please the newfound market. The list of...
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[OPINION] Refugee protection and the threats of the Anti-Terrorism Law
In 2019, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that around 26 million individuals were forced to leave their countries to seek protection in other states. For many refugees and asylum...
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[OPINION] Being gay in an all-girl Catholic school
Towards the end of Pride Month this year, the hashtag #MCHSDOBETTER began a whole new Twitter movement, which led to students criticizing the management of their respective Catholic schools. Instances...
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