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Threats of narcoterrorism in the Philippines
While waging the war on drugs, the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte inevitably confronts the continuing battle against terrorist threats in the Philippines.The Davao City bombing on...
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[Newspoint] A subhuman perspective on human rights
Congressman Rodante Marcoleta has become an instant spectacle. I had been reading about him in the news, but it was not until he appeared on television, close up, mouth running, that I knew exactly...
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Dealing with quarter-life crisis
Never settle. Keep going. But don’t lose sight of who you are. I’m writing this letter to you, 25-year-old self, as a reminder of how far you’ve reached and how far you have yet to go. The idea of...
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#AnimatED: Lies Tatay Digong told me
Early in the campaign, President Rodrigo Duterte proudly admitted, “Yes, I cannot lie, I killed 3 people.”Many people said, “That is a brutally honest man,” and believed him. They reasoned, if he can...
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Why the polls may be wrong
Quantitative methods, such as opinion surveys, are valuable. Quantitative methods are often the only way by which we can ascertain the opinions of very large numbers of people. Indeed I would tell...
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'The strength of a people is measured by the welfare of the weak'
"...The strength of a people is measured by the welfare of the weak..."The foregoing words are culled from the Preamble of the Swiss Constitution. These are the words just before the usual injunction,...
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Exorcising the ghost of the past
With all their money, influence and newfound power under the Duterte administration, the Marcos family is still haunted by their past. If the recent pronouncement of the president that the Marcos...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Was Martial Law needed to defeat the...
MANILA, Philippines — Historian and professor Lisandro 'Leloy' Claudio asks as the country looks back at Martial Law after 45 years: Was it really necessary to defeat the communists?Watch it here on...
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Competition policy enforcement in the digital age
On August 23, 2017, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) greenlighted the proposal of Alibaba founder and Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s Alipay Singapore Holding Pte Ltd (Alipay) to acquire a 45%...
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Railroading an impeachment process
A review of the impeachment procedure, and in particular its genesis and history in the debates of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the Constitution in 1986, clearly shows that impeachment is...
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#FridayFeels: Tara sa bonfire!
Itago muna ang aklat,Isantabi ang plakard,Saka na lang ang uno.Bes, magbo-bonfire tayo!– Rappler.comArtwork by Raffy de GuzmanText by Miriam Grace A. Go#FridayFeels is a cartoon series by the Rappler...
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Why I'm a Rappler
I joined Rappler by chance but I stayed by choice.I remember soaking wet under the rain as a 13-year-old little girl with half a kilo of rice in hand. I was passing a nearby school on the way home and...
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[Newspoint] Duterte vs the people's right to know
Neither poetry nor logic is Rodrigo Duterte's strong suit. So, if you see no rhyme or reason in what he says or does, don't search; there's none. He goes off on impulse, as triggered.That's why he...
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[Dash of SAS] Teen pregnancy: Losses and missed opportunities
The first time it happened, Joy decided right away that she needed to terminate her pregnancy. Her friends told her about pills she could take to induce an abortion. She bled for days and was so weak...
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Why I #SupportRappler
April 28, 2015 – the day when one of the most successful online movements happened. Who would have thought that social media could become much more than a platform for selfies?I could still remember...
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The art and science of ‘hugot’
What drives people to change their behavior for the better? Insights from the field are yielding surprising answers.Imagine a typical development project – whether it’s run by the government, an...
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#AnimatED: Kapatiran ng kamatayan
Ilang buhay na ba ang winasak ng hazing?Sa pagkamatay ni Horacio Castillo III sa hazing, na-deja vu tayo at nanumbalik ang pagkamatay nina Anthony Javier, Christian dela Cruz, Ariel Inofre, Guillo...
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[OPINION] It’s downhill from here for Duterte
Make no mistake: It’s downhill from here for Rodrigo Duterte. But the beginning of the unravelling may also initiate a dangerous period for the country, as the President may conclude that only...
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Ombudsman has the power to probe President Duterte for mass murders
First of 2 partsThe Constitution, laws, and jurisprudence empower Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales to investigate and prosecute President Rodrigo Duterte and the most guilty parties for the mass...
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Redirecting TRAIN against inequality
The Duterte administration appears on the verge of passing the first installment of a comprehensive package of tax reforms long advocated by many in the policymaking community.There are a variety of...
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