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[OPINION] Would you date a journalist – a Rappler journalist?
If you’re that one millennial among 3 who checks social media at least once every day, then you’ve probably come across those “listicles” about how journalists are as partners – you know, why you...
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[OPINION] Why you should care about truth-seekers
“Chisms” was the concocted name of a bar-café that we, a group of journalists, imagined owning while shooting the breeze many moons ago. We fantasized it would be a watering hole of newshounds,...
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[OPINYON] Kung paano dapat tangkilikin ang SONA
Tulad ng maraming produksiyong palabas sa telebisyon at pelikula, communication and visual spectacle din ang State of the Nation Address o SONA ng Pangulo. Bukod sa mismong mensahe o ang mismong...
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[OPINION] To beat inflation, we can’t just fudge the numbers
Amid record-high inflation, proposals to change the way we compute inflation have disturbingly sprung up.To recap, inflation – which measures how fast prices are rising – reached a 5-year high in June...
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[OPINION] Sometimes, all you need is video
When I think of Pia Ranada, our Rappler reporter, this is the second video that pops in my head. It is a video of a man in uniform with his hands up in a gesture that needed no words: you cannot enter....
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: 5 reasons why we should be feminists
MANILA, Philippines – What is feminism? Why is there an incessant need for women to be recognized as men's equal? If you're a man, do you recognize women as your equal? You might think you do, but in...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A grand swindle
Federalism as the only means of ending poverty and social injustice is the most dangerous piece of fake news propagated these days.In truth, federalism is just another form of government, and, like all...
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[OPINION] Duterte’s federalism Con-Com missed most important homework
(First of two Parts)This is a slightly modified version of the statement read by the author in the joint hearing of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes and the...
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[OPINION] Duterte’s SONA and Cha-Cha: Distraction and destruction that may...
In his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Duterte would naturally attempt to convince us to accept that nothing is wrong with the way things are running in this country. He would be...
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[OPINION] Duterte resignation under the new federalism charter a bluff
(Conclusion)This is a slightly modified version of the statement read by the author in the joint hearing of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes and the committee on...
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[OPINION] Lessons for Manila from Sri Lanka's 'debt-trap' experience
In recent months there has been significant debate regarding the merits of Chinese infrastructure financing. Chairman Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to reshape Eurasia...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: 7 fist bump para kay Tatay Digong sa SONA 2018
Fist bump para kay Tatay Digong! Ito na ang pinakaakmang pagsaludo sa aking idolo. Kung astig ang unang taon na Duterte-style, naging petmalu ang year 2! Isipin ’nyo, ano pa’ng naghihintay sa atin...
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[OPINION] Con-Com draft will not create a federal government
No offense meant to the honorable members of the Consultative Committee (Con-Com), but their draft does not create a federal system. It would give lots more money to the federal regions but control...
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[OPINION] With love, from Deadpoor
Donning my red mask and holding the sign which read: “they make you dead or they keep you poor,” I was fortunate enough to be part of the United Peoples’ State of the Nation Address.Together, we...
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[OPINION] Charlatan changes
In a manner that stinks of desperation, President Rodrigo Duterte is aggressively reviving attempts to revise the 1987 Constitution.Despite facing initial setbacks in past months at rehauling the...
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[OPINION] Why Duterte should heed Filipinos on China
Remarks delivered during the July 24, 2018 launch of Marites Vitug's Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won its Arbitration Case against China, at the Ateneo de Manila University.I congratulate Marites...
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[OPINION | DASH of SAS] To prevent rape, understand consent
It’s easy to say that the Angono Police was asking for it. Their public service announcement on “rape prevention tips” had many netizens triggered. The tips were called out for being tone deaf and...
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[OPINYON] Sa mga guro ng wika, sa panahon ng fake ‘news’
Isang linggo na lang, ipagdiriwang na naman natin ang Buwan ng Wika. Ang tema para sa taong ito ay “Filipino: Wika ng Saliksik.” At dito, mga guro sa wika, dapat umikot ang mga aktibidad para sa...
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[OPINION] How Duterte is wasting our hard-earned taxes
The government today is on an unhealthy spending spree, an underspending and misspending spree. Recall that the Duterte government’s economic program goes something like this: “We’re spending so much...
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[OPINION] Cha-Cha train is stuck at the station
(Part 1: [OPINION] Con-Com draft will not create a federal government)It is unlikely the Cha-Cha train will leave the station anytime soon. The station is in a bit of a mess. The station master who...
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