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[OPINION: Newspoint] A new Rody and Harry Show
Ernesto Abella exits as President Duterte’s spokesman, ending a yearlong arrangement that looked inauspicious from the beginning. How indeed could any sort of arrangement have worked between an...
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On road safety and courtesy
I spotted what apparently was a father and daughter riding tandem on a foldable bicycle along Katipunan Avenue and heading to the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City.Both were...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Sorry muna, Jack Ma, internet nami'y makupad pa!
Sabi ng isang Facebook user kamakailan: “Nakatihaya ako, LTE ang connection ko. Bumaling ako sa kanan, paharap sa dingding, naging 3G, at pagbaling naman sa kaliwa, paharap sa pintuan, naging E. What...
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[OPINION] The humanities vs Dutertismo
In 2016, I noticed that many doctors were campaigning for Rodrigo Duterte. It was odd, because drug addicts are ill, and here you had healers supporting a man who preferred them dead. That many of...
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Why do you read Rappler?
It's been 5-and-a-half years since Rappler went live online. From the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona to reporting from ground zero of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), Rappler remains...
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[OPINION: Dash of SAS] A soldier’s wife doesn’t cry
To be a soldier’s wife is to follow a code. Don’t cry if your husband is wounded. Be strong for him. Be brave for your children. Hide your pain. Mask your fear.“The older wives whose husbands were...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: On Filipinos’ obsession with titles
There’s a lot to be said about a society that’s hung up about titles. What does it say about us and our democracy? Join history teacher Leloy Claudio as he exposes the absurd boasting behind these...
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[OPINION] Araw ng Pinatay 2017
I live near the Manila South Cemetery. During All Saints’ Day, it’s a literal fiesta in our place. Every November 1, out come the buntings and loud music. The sidewalks outside and inside the cemetery...
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Why cover the national budget?
The national budget is perhaps the most boring topic you can be assigned to as a journalist. Every now and then we come across juicy scandals that generate buzz such as the pork barrel scam and the...
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Democracy under threat: We will shine the light, we will hold the line
We at Rappler are extremely thankful that on this day, the International Day to End Impunity Against Journalists, our work and our struggles are being recognized by the National Democratic Institute...
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[OPINION | DASH of SAS] Lifting TRO on contraceptives: Waiting for the FDA
The Supreme Court’s Temporary Restraining Order on contraceptives is almost lifted. Almost.Thursday, November 2, was supposed to bring a decision that would end the temporary restraining order (TRO)...
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Pushing for transparency, keeping public officials in check
It's a task journalists and researchers have gone through to complete a story: requesting official data from government.From quick statistics to crucial documents, getting official information is a...
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#FridayFeels: Ano'ng hugot mo ngayong Undas?
(Sing to the tune of "Himig ng Pag-Ibig" by Asin)Sa pagsapit ng UndasPag-ibig ko'y naaagnas Hiling ko ang jowang 'lang kupas Pagka't ako'y nababalisa pag 'di ka kapilingSingle pa ako't sumisigaw sa...
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All aboard #PHVote in a sea of data
With the automation of elections in the Philippines, election coverage was fueled by one important element: data. Lots and lots of data.I have covered two national elections, the first in May 2013 –...
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[OPINION] Why PH needs a millennial opposition
On October 23, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte led the launching of Tapang and Malasakit, an alliance aimed at uniting Filipinos against what she described as "destructive politics."Many took it as a...
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Tax after death
Among the taxes in the Philippines, estate tax is probably the most ignored. In legal parlance, the properties left by a dead person (otherwise known as "decedent") are collectively called "estate,"...
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Lifting the veil of the Catholic Church and the Iglesia ni Cristo
In Catholic Churches in the Philippines, the faithful often sit back and listen to what is presented as biblical truth. The Gospel readings often end with the declaration, “This is the word of the...
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Are minors now safe in the Philippines?
Last October 10, President Rodrigo Duterte directed the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to be the "sole agency" in charge of the war against drugs.With PDEA at the helm, the Philippine...
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[EDITORIAL] AnimatED: Saan pumalpak ang Facebook?
“We are a tech company, not a media company.” Ito ang paulit-ulit na sinasabi ni Mark Zuckerberg, CEO ng Facebook. Sa nakalipas na 10 taon, nabaligtad ang mundo ng pagbabalita. Hindi na natin nakukuha...
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[OPINION] Groovy
I am walking down Haight Street in San Francisco, the birth place of the hippie movement. And I am trying to figure out what the word “hippie” means.Hippie is what I would have called myself as a...
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