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When Duterte dines with media
On August 21, a rainy Monday night, President Rodrigo Duterte walks into the Malacañang Golf Clubhouse with his right hand raised to the people in the room. No need for them to stand up just to...
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[Newspoint] A sea change for news
News has been my business since I got into it more than 50 years ago. I generally write opinion now, but, even so, news remains a required interest, for no opinion can stand unless supported by the...
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Getting lost and finding myself again
It was a gloomy Friday morning. Cool breeze blew through my window, making it hard for me to get out of bed. My work shift started at 4:30 pm so I didn't mind wrapping myself up in a blanket like a...
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Game changer: China's first stealth nuclear sub
Everyone is so worried about the North Korea missile threat, yet few are aware of the greater threat of China’s nuclear attack stealth submarines (SSBNs) lurking in the 9-dash area, which covers 80% of...
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#AnimatED: Pamilyang OFW sa kuko ng panganib
Para mo mabuhay ang iyong pamilya, kailangan mo silang iwan. Habang itinataguyod ng migration ang pamilya ng migrant worker, winawasak din nito ang mga tahanan.Ito ang paradox or kabalintunaan ng...
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The Duterte dispensation
The past few weeks have been bad for the Duterte administration. People decried the death of Kian delos Santos, and Senator Trillanes accused presidential son, Pulong Duterte, of smuggling.Whenever a...
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[Dash of SAS] Someone just told me he has HIV. What do I say? What do I do?
Every day, there are about 30 Filipinos diagnosed as living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The Philippines has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region. At its current...
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The misuse of impeachment
I’ve written a few columns on impeachment in the past but with 25 lawmakers endorsing the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, and the Senate constituting itself as an...
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Don’t just build health infrastructure – make it SMART
I grew up playing in a government health center in my home city in the central Philippines. It was where I would usually go after school with my siblings to wait for my mother, who worked there as a...
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Leila de Lima: Bloody but unbowed
Interview with Leila de Lima, political prisoner.On August 21, her 181st day of incarceration and a week short of her birthday, Senator Leila de Lima gave me a wide ranging interview, perhaps the most...
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Conclusion: The misuse of impeachment
(READ: Part 1: The misuse of impeachment)The impeachment complaint against VP Robredo is also not right; it is in fact laughable, to say the very least. How can criticizing the government, although...
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[Conclusion] Leila de Lima: Bloody but unbowed
(READ: Part 1: Leila de Lima: Bloody but unbowed)With the police having become the personal instrument of the President, do you feel safe being incarcerated at the PNP custodial center? With the...
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'Treinta': Tula para sa tinedyer na si Reynaldo de Guzman
Ginagamit ang numero 30 na nakapaloob sa isang bilog bilang pananda na kumpleto na ang isang artikulo. Ngunit para kay Reynaldo de Guzman, ang numero 30 ang magtatapos ng kanyang buhay. Kilala bilang...
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#FridayFeels: Lamon time kina lola
(Sing to the tune of "Laklak")Kabilin-bilinan ng lolaHuwag nang kumain sa ibaIto'y laking insulto sa kanyaLumamon ka na lang muna!– Rappler.comArtwork by Janina MalinisText by Marguerite de Leon...
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[Newspoint] The general lets a round tear fall
It's hard for Ronald dela Rosa to attract sympathy – not even after shedding copious tears at a Senate hearing last week.That is not only because he is the chief of police; or because, bald and built...
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Duterte's falling out with the Left
Like many marriages, President Rodrigo Duterte's alliance with the Left started out like a dream.Despite Duterte's boast of being the only leftist and socialist presidential candidate in the 2016...
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Is tax on volume-based, sugar-sweetened drinks good for our nutrition?
The Philippines is facing the double burden of growing overweight and obesity rates, with a serious problem of malnutrition. These are undoubtedly global problems – a major international study (2017)...
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From Paris to Houston, undeniable truth of climate change
It's been over 10 years since the release of former US Vice President Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. The 2006 documentary film premiered at Sundance and went on to win two Academy Awards with its...
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Self-care for when social media gets too toxic
These days, there's no excuse for apathy. We have access to information, news, and updates 24/7, thanks to our mobile devices. We can engage, critique, and discuss thanks to social media platforms and...
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#AnimatED: Walang alamat ni Ferdinand Marcos
Mahalagang araw daw ang Setyembre 11, 2017. Sandaang taon ang lumipas nang pinagpalang isinilang si Ferdinand Marcos, ang bayani ng Ilocandia. Mismong si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang nagtakda na...
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