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Part 2: Hillary and Donald: American politics into the abyss?
Part 1: Hillary versus Da Donald: New critical realignment?The American "post-electoral order" has turned elections into a personal, not a party affair, shifted the fight for power from the voting...
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#AnimatED: Clinton vs Trump
In a few days, the United States will have a new president: either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Recent polls show, however, Clinton leading in a tight race and leaving a slight chance for Trump to...
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Paris to Marrakech: 4 key things to watch at COP 22
In December 2015, 196 countries signed the Paris Agreement, which was seen as a momentous event for the climate. After the failure of the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement is another attempt by...
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The resurrection of Ferdinand Marcos
He died in 1989. But he continues to haunt all of us. Soon Marcos will be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. His family after all cannot wait. But the story of his resurrection is just beginning....
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FULL TEXT: 'Failing the test of history' – Hontiveros on Marcos burial
MANILA, Philippines – Several lawmakers called the Supreme Court's November 8 decision allowing a hero's burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos as shameful, horrible, and deplorable. Neophyte...
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10 easy steps to become a Filipino hero
The following text is a transcript of an original Spoken Word piece by the author, first performed at Proyekto's "That Martial Law Thingy: A Public Lecture and Open Forum" last September 10, 2016 at...
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Presstitute Manifesto
I write a column for Rappler.I have the right to speak too. But when I speak I check my facts and also back up my opinions with hard work that makes it a "well-thought opinion" or, in certain areas...
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Of the tribe of Derrida
Donald Trump was a candidate the Republicans themselves were not sure they wanted. And he won. Rodrigo Duterte filed his certificate of candidacy last. He was very un-presidential, in his manners and...
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This is not a bad dream
It’s 7:03 am here in Amsterdam, and the sun has yet to rise.The few beers last night notwithstanding, I didn’t sleep well, tormented by the knowledge that soon, a dictator will be buried as a hero in...
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#InspireCourage: It's a constant, ready for you to rouse
You wouldn’t know that you have this thing called courage until you are faced with a situation that calls for it. Courage lies somewhere deep in your reservoir of virtues – ready to be summoned when...
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From Paris to Marrakech: Climate-proofing our development
The international climate negotiations kicked off in Marrakech on November 7, with His Excellency Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar of the Kingdom of Morocco assuming the COP Presidency.COP22, or the 22nd...
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Love triangle reloaded? The Trump triumph and US-Philippine-China ties
Both President Rodrigo Duterte and President-elect Donald Trump are very thin-skinned people. They do not forget slights and carry on a grudge even if it seems politically unwise to do so to...
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#InspireCourage: Tempered rage, courage in journalism
Many decades ago, I already knew I wanted to be a journalist. I wanted to write, capture in words critical, historic events, and describe as best I could important people who were making a difference,...
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Trump inherits Duterte
Donald Trump is a subject that has nagged the Filipino consciousness from the moment he stood for his Republican Party’s nomination; as president, he’s bound to do that even more.The reason is Rodrigo...
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5 ways a Trump presidency could affect Filipinos
Donald Trump’s win has shocked the world, and the Philippines will inevitably feel the consequences one way or another. Of course, based on our own experience, election winners do not necessarily...
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Anticipating Christmas in a time of killing
Undas is over, bazaars are everywhere, and reunions are filling up our calendar. The cold breeze is picking up too. Traffic in Manila is building up, which can only get worse before it gets better (if...
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#InspireCourage: Default on courage
I doubt I’ve ever looked at courage with any seriousness, not even at the word itself. If I used it at all, chances are I did so infelicitously, and it may well be comeuppance that I am forced now to...
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#AnimatED: Inspire courage amid the despair
As Rappler enters its 5th year, we invite you all to reflect on what courage means to us as individuals and as a nation, from the personal to the national. We face vastly changing times and they are...
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Only mass civil disobedience can block Marcos’ burial
Why, nearly three decades after his death, have the Marcoses and their supporters adamantly refused to just bury the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos beside his mother in Batac, as he himself reportedly...
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My dinner with Digong
Philippine President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte took a break last week from his abusive “war on drugs” to invite human rights advocates to dinner – which I’ll accept as a personal invitation.The...
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