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#FridayFeels: Pampilipit-dila para sa #BuwanNgWika!
Bigkasin nang mabilis, pero huwag mainis! Kaunting ensayo; huwag asar-talo. Minsa'y ginagawang pagsusulit sa harap ng klase,Namimilipit-dila, pinagtatawanan ng kaklase.Nakakahiya man ay nakakatuwa...
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Questions PCOO has to answer about its bloggers accreditation policy
When Palace communications officials are asked to explain the newly-signed department order allowing bloggers or “social media practitioners” to cover presidential events, one of the first things they...
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Rising migration demands 'roaming' health coverage
As movement across countries becomes easier and more frequent, the one situation we all dread is getting sick and needing to access health services in a foreign country. Even as we worry about getting...
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Profanity on social media: good or bad?
Millennials are enamored with filters. Some of us slap it on photos like crazy. But when it comes to words, we don't hold back. No filter. Some say they resort to cursing because only through this can...
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[Newspoint] A pathological democracy
The week has seen the two latest cases of deviancy in the Duterte government.One, its press office has decided to accredit bloggers to cover the President, thus equating them with journalists.Two,...
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#AnimatED: Bilyunang shabu ang nakapuslit, Presidente ay di galit?
“If you destroy my country, I will kill you. I will kill you!” Tagalugin natin: “Subukan mong wasakin ang bayan ko, papatayin kita. Papatayin kita!”Malupit ang galit ni Pangulong Duterte sa ilegal na...
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Leave the children alone
Upon reading the news about the the Bautista couple I tweeted: “May I remind everyone, especially the media, that the Bautista children are not news targets. Especially as they are minors....
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The power of truth: The U.S., Philippines, and the Paris Agreement
Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power comes at a convenient time. The documentary film, which was released globally on August 4, is the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s latest project in a...
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Uber is not perfect, and we should not be afraid to point that out
Of course people are mad. After several years of dependency on Uber and Grab as an alternative to our decrepit public transport system, recent events have rendered Metro Manila’s middle class commuters...
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Growing old in PH margins: Gutom, malasakit, at diskarte
It was 12 in the afternoon. Aling Mary, 62, was pacing the shores of Aplaya in Baseco Compound, Manila.She has not eaten for days and was already exhausted with unsuccessful scavenging for food in...
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#FridayFeels: Wer na u?
Alam kong matagal nang na-set ang lakadPero grabe kasi ang traffic, hindi umuusad.Alam kong malapit lang naman 'yanPero paano kung umulan?Alam kong baka wala nang kinabukasanPero ang pagkakaibigan...
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On the front lines of humanitarian work for families fleeing conflict
World Humanitarian Day brings the world together to rally support for people affected by humanitarian crises and pay tribute to aid workers who help them.As fighting in Marawi City rages on, and as...
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Try as it might, LTFRB can’t repeal the law of supply and demand
The unfolding drama surrounding LTFRB’s regulation of ride-hailing services (especially Uber) is of particular interest to teachers of economics: it’s a perfect illustration of the basic model of...
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[Newspoint] A nation doomed
If you can bring yourself to believe Rodrigo Duterte – which is proving more and and more difficult to do because he’s proving himself more and more unstable – this nation has been condemned to...
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The death of policing as a profession in the Philippines
On August 15, 2017, in one big sweep, 32 drug suspects were killed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) officers in the province of Bulacan. That day has the dubious recognition of having the most...
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Why it's time for progressives in the Duterte Cabinet to leave
The last few days may be a grim milestone in the war on drugs. In less than 4 days, beginning August 15, police anti-drug squads slew 32 alleged drug pushers in Bulacan and 49 in Metro Manila, for a...
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Be brave, Barcelona!
Tragedy once again struck at the heart of Europe. The promenade of Las Ramblas represents one of the city's loveliest walks, filled with children playing in front of street performers, people walking...
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#AnimatED: Agosto 21, tama na ang pagpatay!
Mamayang ika-6 ng gabi, Agosto 21, magsasalubong sa EDSA ang mga magmamartsang mamamayan. Hihingi sila ng katarungan para sa batang si Kian delos Santos. Mag-iingay sila para itigil na ng pamahalaan...
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Rewriting for what?
I read draft proposals on rewritten provisions of the Constitution, including a rewritten preamble that refers to the oddity of "a more perfect" society, in place of the quite sensible "just and humane...
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Basagan ng Trip: Why a depreciating Philippine peso might be a good thing
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in 11 years, the Philippine peso hit an all-time low against the United States dollar – to the tune of P51 to $1.The prevailing public sentiment is usually...
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