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Napansin n'yo ba si Joven Hernando sa 'Heneral Luna?'
Magtatrabaho na sana ako, kaya lang hindi ko na kayang patagalin pang hindi isulat lahat ng nakuha ko mula sa pelikulang Heneral Luna ni Jerrold Tarog. Sa mga nakapanood na, malamang alam ninyo ang...
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#AnimatED: Don't take Internet for granted
The part of the world that has the Internet takes what the Internet can do for granted.If we think of the Internet as a provider of information – from updates on our loved ones to weather alerts and...
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Shame and pride: A millennial's take on Heneral Luna
Last Monday, coincidentally on the anniversary of Martial Law, I finally got to watch Heneral Luna—the local film that’s been storming the Filipino social media world since its release in theaters....
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How to curb 'laglag-bala' modus and airport extortion
Last Friday morning, September 25, I received a message from one of my Twitter followers in the United States, asking for my help. He said that his nephew, Lane White, had been arrested at the Ninoy...
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International Right To Know Day: Right info, right now
Every September 28, we celebrate the International Right To Know Day. It is celebrated to encourage civil society, journalists, and citizens to exercise their right to access information and to push...
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[Dash of SAS] What regulated sex looks like
MELBOURNE, Australia – Say the word “brothel” and you are likely to think of a dark, rowdy, seedy place where women flow from customer to customer as freely as booze. That is unless you are at The...
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#PHVote: Advice to couples
This is not a couples-counselling column for the lovelorn. It's just a whimsical attempt to answer the 10 frequently asked questions thrown at me wherever I go. The questions are serious, the answers...
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The Lumad's long years of languishing for land and life
In the city, our close encounters with indigenous tribes happen only in exhibits or cultural shows when we appreciate their songs, dances, epic tales, and textiles weavings - superficial knowledge that...
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The trouble with Filipino fanaticism
Whether it's religious fanaticism, Manny Pacquiao idolatry, or the latest teleserye or kalyeserye craze, when the nation gets fixated on a particular interest, dogma, sports team, celebrity or...
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PH politics and women: On using 'Playgirls' to entertain politicians
Videos of a group of women called the Playgirls dancing "mischievously"for Laguna Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr.’s birthday party has been spreading online like wildfire, and so are social media...
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Sexism, 'Playgirls', and the Liberal Party
“Twerk It Like Miley” blared from the speakers, as multi-colored lights flashed against a scantily-clad woman wearing black underwear and silver sneakers. She twerked and grinded herself against the...
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China’s stock market crash: Symptom of bigger crisis
The spectacular cratering of the Shanghai stock market, which lost nearly 40 percent of its value in just 10 weeks, is a sign of a much bigger problem.It is always amazing how the stock market pulls...
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Sacred cows: #AlDub, Heneral Luna, and the fear of criticism
It seems that Filipinos’ attention online is divided between two phenomena: #AlDub, the heavily orchestrated, un(?)requited love story played out between living Ken doll Alden Richards and Lucille Ball...
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Thoughts of a woman who had an abortion
Whenever I pass by this man's office, I paint a picture of me strangling him, kicking his groin, and eventually stabbing him to death. I also imagine bumping into him inside a mall and asking him,...
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Ethical crossroads: On 'Daang Matuwid' and raunchy dancing
In an event that exploded into a social media firestorm in a matter of hours, the ruling Liberal Party yesterday found itself at an ethical crossroads.It's still not clear who hired the girls to...
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AlDub, JaDine, and Filipino imaginaries of intimacy
Editor's note: When this opinion piece was first published, the author said the TV show "On the Wings of Love" had an amnesia arc. He has since made necessary corrections.By now, I have lost count of...
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Grace Poe and the disgraced
As the election fever heats up, and the contending coalitions gather support wherever they think this is available and feasible, observers always get drawn to the personalities rather than the party...
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LP, this is the hour of your test
The Liberal Party (LP) is in trouble with women advocates from within the party, among its allies and in the general public.It all began when, after the oath taking of 80 LP officials, the emcee...
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#AnimatED: Hold your heads up, Gilas Pilipinas!
In the Philippines there’s a saying that basketball fans use to summarize the ups and downs of hoops: Bilog ang bola, or “the ball is round.”But when the Philippine national men’s team, known as Gilas...
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Stopping dengue: Don't let your guard down
The recently released figures by the Department of Health (DOH) about the prevalence of dengue infections in the country show a rising incidence of the dreaded disease this year.Compared to last year's...
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