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A response to the IMHO of David Yap II on Bongbong Marcos
The title of this opinion piece pretty much sums up what I think of Mr Yap’s article. I could leave it at that and call it a day, but there are many things Mr Yap brings up in his article that are in...
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Chasing my windmills
In my last year in university, one of the classes I took was “Great Books II: Middle Period”and part of the syllabus was Don Quixote. The seniors were not able to finish the book in class, but we did...
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#AnimatED: 130 presidential bets? LOL!
Jokes will pepper the presidential races until we reform our political parties and get out of the tunnel of personality politics.Filipinos love jokes. In politics, we make fun of our leaders,...
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#LandoPH: Hitting close to home
I asked my dad to drive for me as I gather resources before typhoon Lando (Koppu) hits land. He immediately agreed and suggested that we take the route where our rice field, which should be ready for...
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Dying young: A tribute to Marawi's police chief
MARAWI CITY, Philippines – Abner, that far away look hours before you were shot meant that was our last eye to eye. You were just a seat away but seemed distant. You used to laugh, smile, share...
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Dear Miriam Defensor-Santiago
(Note: For those who have lung cancer, a warning: I will be talking about survival rates in this article and if you need emotional preparation, you may decide to read no further.) One of the first...
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Memories and lessons from Leni Robredo
I heard that you finally filed your Certificate of Candidacy at the Comelec for the position of Vice President this coming 2016 elections. Like most of us who know you personally, I am still amazed by...
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How much of our country will we lose to political dynasties in 2016?
Last week thousands of people trooped to the Comelec to file their certificates of candidacy (COC), many of them vying for seats in local offices where members of their families hold monopolies of...
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Climate negotiations begin as Typhoon Lando devastates PH
The Philippines is in the middle of being battered by Typhoon Lando (international name Koppu) as climate negotiations began in Bonn on Monday, October 19. The Bonn negotiations will be the last 5 days...
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[Dash of SAS] Let’s have a condom talk
From stigma to sensation – or lack of it – condoms get a bad rap. But those small rubbers or prophylactics (not to be mistaken for prophylaxsis) offer the best protection against untimely pregnancy and...
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The family that cared for Richard Heck
Unfortunately the portrayal of the events prior to the death of Prof. Heck is incomplete. It's not true that he died without being cared for. Let me share with you some details that will hopefully give...
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They must think we're stupid
So they think we're stupid, those people in red, raising each other's arms like they have fresh faces, having the audacity to call for a "revolution" in a country they themselves raped.So they think...
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In defense of archangels, intergalactic space ambassadors, and no-hope...
Allan Carreon is running for president, it is presumed, on a platform of peace across the cosmos. Certainly the country needs a leader willing to boldly go where no man has gone before. A...
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'Change doesn’t come swiftly and in dramatic ways'
Editor's Note: This is the thank you speech delivered by Rappler editor-at-large Marites Dañguilan Vitug during the awarding ceremony of Metrobank Foundation's Journalists of the Year on October 22,...
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Dear Manila Yacht Club members: #SidewalksAreForPeople
Dear Manila Yacht Club members, It's a sunny day as I write this letter, a good day to enjoy a meal in the MYC's Old World dining room and watch the boats bobbing up and down. But it seems all is not...
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The Gospel according to AlDub: #AlDubNation as religion
The heat of the election fever and APEC preparation pale in comparison with the boiling rating of AlDub phenomenon. What would explain the fanaticism of people towards a hypermediatized kalyeserye love...
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Institutionalizing PUV traffic discipline in the Philippines
“Wala kasing disiplina ang mga Pilipino (Filipinos have no discipline).” This is the usual layman explanation behind traffic woes experienced in Metro Manila. The common target of the “walang disiplina...
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The OFW is worth voting for: Why I believe in Toots Ople
I am the son of an overseas Filipino Worker (OFW). In 1984, the year I was born, my family was whisked away to live in Kuwait where my father worked as an engineer. In the context of growing unrest and...
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Life after #DuterteSerye
The Filipinos may be ready for Rodrigo Duterte, but he is not ready for the Filipinos. His reluctance to run for the presidency drives home that point. (READ: Duterte not running for president)We are...
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#AnimatED: Public interest trumps privacy
The last time, in contemporary history, that the President’s health was kept secret was during the benighted years of martial law. At the time, the illness of President Ferdinand Marcos was spoken...
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