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Children as combatants in the Philippines
The Philippines has one of the most long-standing conflicts in Southeast Asia, with armed groups including Muslim separatists, extremists, communists, and other rebel organizations. These different...
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Environment and climate change: Duterte owns the problems now
It has been an exciting year for the environment and for climate change under President Duterte. Whether change for the better has come and progress will be finally made in these two important areas of...
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Dutertismo and the West Philippine Sea: Year One
In the year after the country’s overwhelming victory in the Philippines v. China arbitration, we have witnessed an acute and dramatic reversal in foreign policy that relieved mounting geopolitical...
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#FridayFeels: Our love-hate relationship with social media
A million moods in just one appThe day's big news right on your lapAdmit it: You're married to your phoneAs long as it's charged, you're not aloneBut social media is a true need(Provided that you...
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After one year, Duterte veers ever more to the right
After a year in office, the first self-proclaimed Leftist and Socialist president of the Philippines has become more rightist and fascist than ever.Swept to office last year on the promise of sweeping...
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[Newspoint] Wanted: Truth police
The freshman senator Joel Villanueva appears to have been taken with the false promise of lawmaking as a cure-all for society’s ills. He has proposed to add still to the amplitude of laws that languish...
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I’m not from one of the best schools. So what?
I am proud because I have to be. If circumstances were kinder to me, I know in my heart I would have been a colorful graduate of Ateneo or UP or La Salle or UST or whatever proud university mafia...
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Marawi children need our help
On May 23, Marawi City made headlines as government forces and a local armed group clashed in the area.Bullets were exchanged and properties were damaged – including hospitals and schools.As of June...
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Social media in the time of Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – Considering that the Philippines was once dubbed “the social media capital of the world”, it comes to no surprise that these platforms have become the game changer for the 2016...
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Lack of sex education hurts female labor migrants
On the wall hung a framed cartoon of a perplexed obstetrician looking at the patient sitting up on the examination table. The patient was a mermaid.Dr Christine Felding translated the Danish cartoon...
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Being a Filipino abroad in the time of Duterte
"Why is your president killing people? Why did he say this or that? How big of a problem is drugs in your country? Is it safe to go to the Philippines?"These are questions I've memorized the answers to...
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Let's re-educate ourselves about the environment
My 10-year-old son and I were recently browsing through the 2017 National Geographic Almanac for Kids and found that the population of New Zealand, with an area of 270,000 square kilometers, is 4.6...
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#AnimatED: In this corner, Marcos vs Fariñas
Ilocos Norte has never seen anything like this in recent years – a local squabble between bosses that’s taken the national stage. The province’s most enduring political families are battling it out in...
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Police in Bulacan massacre go for bankrupt narrative about drugs
A horrific crime hit the headlines last week. Security guard Dexter Carlos walked into his home in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, to discover his mother-in-law, wife, and 3 children had been...
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The Butcher in the Palace, and Other Fabrications
Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a country.It was a country known for 3 things: sparkling beaches, beautiful women, and killing. Killing was its expertise. It was serious business, and...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Whom to trust – journalists or social...
Historian and professor Dr. Lisandro "Leloy" Claudio talks about trust in the age of digital information.Should we trust journalists or social media stars? Who goes straight to the source? Who works...
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Emotional blackmail: 8 signs your 'romantic' efforts are crossing the line
MANILA, Philippines – We're all familiar with overt acts of sexual harassment like catcalling and physical assault, but oftentimes, there's creepy behavior that falls between the cracks that people...
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SC’s laudable deference to executive decision
I still have to read their reasons, but a very convincing majority of the Supreme Court has voted to uphold the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Legally, that means that the Court found no grave...
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Mr President, before signing the law on free college tuition, please read this
Recently both houses of Congress approved a bicameral conference committee report consolidating Senate Bill 1304 and House Bill 5633. Awaiting signature of the President, this legislation has 6...
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GGG vs PPP
This administration ran on a campaign message of “change”, underpinned by many ambitious promises, spanning wage increases for the security sector, ending contractualization, providing free irrigation...
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