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#AnimatED: Why Duterte's martial law terrorizes us
So you think the whole of Mindanao needs martial law to contain the terror threat. You either have not lived long enough in this terrorized land or have enormous faith in the man who, in the wink of an...
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Can Duterte do a Marcos?
When the President promises violence, he usually delivers. At the very least, he tries his best. I have no doubt that Digong really wants to emulate Ferdinand’s Marcos’s martial law in its brutality,...
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On Congress and martial law, 2 words: ‘Duty’ and ‘review’
There has been a chorus of demands from the public for President Rodrigo Duterte to disclose the “factual basis” of his declaration of martial law. He, however, has no constitutional obligation to...
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Rights group urges Duterte to lift martial law declaration
We are a nation that has gone through the monstrosities of martial law. Repeating it again, with no less than another butcher, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Eduardo Año, as...
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Why martial law is not the solution to Mindanao's woes
The declaration of Martial Law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao last May 23, 2017 by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte offers a quick respite from the armed disruption in Marawi...
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Education failure in Marawi
Current Marawi events are summarized into either an issue of military strategy or about human rights. But the reasons behind the emergence of ever more violent and radical groups in Mindanao are never...
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#FridayFeels: Surge
Heto ako ngayon nag-iisa,Nag-bobook sa gitna ng EDSA,Lagi na lang akong nababasa,Ngunit heto nagrerefresh pa rin. Heto ako, basang-basa sa ulan,Walang matatawagan,Walang masasakyan,Sana'y may kuya pa...
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Ang tunay na lalaki: Men should fight for reproductive health too
When you hear the phrase “reproductive health,” it’s instantaneous. You think women’s health. You think feminism. You see a female silhouette, a pack of pastel pink pills, a flower in bloom. And to a...
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United States withdrawal from Paris Agreement may not be as bad as we think
United States President Donald Trump made it official on Thursday, June 1: he is pulling out the US from the global climate change agreement, which was signed in Paris in 2015 under his predecessor,...
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Musings of a boomer on retiring in the Philippines
The topic comes up casually with my wife in a lot of different ways.Sometimes, we discuss it over dinner, pushing a cart down a supermarket aisle, or while driving looking for yard sales in the...
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Can state power be trusted again?
Martial law, the ultimate trigger for the Filipino liberals and activists, has finally reared its ugly head. The word's potency has ripened tremendously after the burial of former president Ferdinand...
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[Newspoint] Where does the army draw the line with Duterte?
If his own defense secretary thought there was no need for martial law in dealing with the band of brigands and rebels that had forayed into Marawi, why did President Duterte impose it all the same,...
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[DASH of SAS] Supreme Court TRO on contraceptives not yet lifted
Last May 26, after almost two years, the Supreme Court released its resolution on the status of the temporary restraining order (TRO) on contraceptive implants and the product registrations of all oral...
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#AnimatED: President Duterte, dismantle your propaganda machine
We don’t need videos from the government media arm mustering support for martial law, especially ungrammatical, cringe-inducing endeavors like this that insult animators and viewers’ intelligence...
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Stop the bombings, rethink martial law
It is almost two weeks since fighting began in Marawi City and two weeks since martial law was declared in Mindanao.And yet the people of Marawi continue to suffer. The crisis has entered its third...
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The sun is setting on coal
"Coal is dead,” said Jim Barry, the global head of BlackRock's infrastructure investment group, in a recent interview with Australia’s Financial Review, joining a long line of major global players...
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One with Marawi
There is something about the youth of Marawi City that makes one feel optimistic about the future.Here is a vibrant youth population that intimately knows the city’s potential and the many challenges...
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Filipino Islam will outlast its fanatics
Back when I was doing the Davao and Cagayan de Oro part of field research for my dissertation, I would visit my family in Ozamiz City to take a break, come up for fresh air and savor some of that...
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Martial law: When Congress defaults, Supreme Court can step in
(UPDATED) One after the other, the two houses of Congress have issued resolutions manifesting support for President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law in Mindanao. There was Senate Resolution...
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#FridayFeels: Ankle breaker
Crossover sa kalsada.Eurostep sa grocery. Slam dunk sa iskinita.Shadow dribble sa library. Para sa tropa mong ankle breaker.#FridayFeels is a cartoon series by the Rappler Creatives Team. Cathartic,...
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