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Much ado about baybayin
May isang pulitiko. Siguro nakapanood siya ng demo ng pagsulat ng Baybayin sa kung saang high-art at high-heeled cultural event sa Intramuros o Makati. Hayun siya, pinong-pino sa suot na amerikana,...
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[OPINION] Can you read Baybayin?
Back in college, my thesis professor required us to write a term paper in Baybayin.It was not that hard to learn. I initially wrote down my thoughts using the Latin/Roman script, the one we have been...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] The Marcos compromise
It's no secret where Ferdinand Marcos Jr Bongbong falls more or less in the scheme of things: he represents his family in the reigning Gang of Four, with President Duterte and former Presidents Gloria...
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[OPINION] Does Duterte intend to clean up Boracay with bullets and bombs?
The deployment of over 600 police and 200 military personnel to Boracay to enforce President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial closure and rehabilitation order of the island is a fascist overkill. Since...
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[OPINION] Gears shifted: From nurse to lawyer
Four years ago, I wrote an Ispeak article for Rappler on taking a detour from the nursing profession to enroll in law school.I attempted to soothe creased foreheads and raised eyebrows of practical...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Bakit takot sa media ang mga diktador?
Bakit takot sa media ang administrasyong Duterte? Sa maraming pagkakataon, umiiral ang phobia nilang ito, na kitang-kita sa paggamit ng gobyerno ng kamay na bakal laban sa Fourth Estate. Sa Mababang...
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[OPINION] Donald Duterte
“This president is unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values...His leadership is transactional, ego driven and about personal loyalty.”If you thought I was describing Duterte with...
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[OPINION] Marcos and Duterte: Strongmen’s changing playbook
At no other time since the light of democracy shone on our shores more than 30 years ago have we experienced unrelenting threats to our freedoms. Today, more than ever, journalists like myself find...
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[OPINION] My 3-year Philippine Bar exam journey
Bar 2014. I was overconfident. I knew I was going to pass the Bar exams.I did not.I wailed but I didn't give myself enough time to grieve. I was too proud as I knew that I was smart and intelligent as...
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[OPINION | DASH of SAS] On Kuwait: We need a president, not a suitor
“...Kayong mga andiyan lahat sa Kuwait, for those who are not really household helpers, I now appeal to your sense of patriotism: come home, tutal marami nang trabaho sa Pilipinas.”(Those of you in...
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[OPINION] Boracay and the Duterte way
Like many things that happen in this administration, Boracay's closure started with a presidential rant. Speaking at a business forum in his home court Davao City last February 9, President Rodrigo...
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[OPINION] What does it even mean to be free?
One evening last January brought back old feelings and memories. It was also an awkward moment, when journalists raised their arms, carried placards, chanted slogans, and became the news – beamed live...
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[OPINION] Singko
“Singko” is the number given you when you fail your class at the University of the Philippines (UP). It means you have to re-enroll in the course, or, in the broader view of your academic path, change...
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[OPINION] Speak truth to power, keep power in check
This is a pooled editorial of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and the Philippine Press...
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[OPINION] PDEA’s release of barangay drug list unconstitutional
On April 30, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency released a list of barangay officials, which it claims are linked to illegal drugs. In a press conference, PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino and...
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[OPINION] Data science in nation-building: The unsung profession that will...
Though I now work as a product manager for analytics at Manila-based HR-tech company Sprout Solutions – a role that involves many data science tasks – I never planned to develop this expertise. Data...
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[OPINION] To escape poverty, hard work is not enough
On Wednesday, Budget Secretary Ben Diokno made a very controversial claim when asked about the prospects faced by OFWs in Kuwait once they come home to the Philippines:“Alam mo, sa tingin ko kung...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] Missing the forest for the trees
Not two years into Rodrigo Duterte's 6-year presidency, 9 press practitioners have been killed, in the manner of assassinations mostly – masked gunmen riding a motorcycle in tandem. The latest victim...
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[OPINION] A teacher's voice
I have been a teacher for a year now. When I entered this profession, I already knew that I would encounter a lot of struggles, and I was correct: teaching in a public school is not that easy. I am not...
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How a Pasig village allows catcalling, harassment
As a journalist, it sounds weird to write about myself. But the story of sexual harassment has to be told, as it affects almost, if not all, women. Some even have to endure it in silence. (READ: Why it...
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