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Dear political parties: For your rallies, hire a wedding planner
The editorial outlook I sent to the Rappler team for Wednesday, October 24, contained detailed instructions on how we should cover the official presentation of the Liberal Party-led coalition’s...
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[OPINION] Who will feed the farmers?
It has always been red.Nine farmers, including women and children, were killed at Hacienda Nene in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on October 20. The murdered farmers were organized agricultural sugar...
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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] Why Pia Cayetano's defense of Duterte is personal
During one of the heated debates on the reproductive health (RH) bill when policymakers (mostly the men) were in a squeamish and incredulous tizzy about including the phrase ensuring "a safe,...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Zombie politics ng 2018
Ngayong nalalapit na Halloween, Araw ng mga Santo at Araw ng mga Kaluluwa, nakapangingilabot ang isang bagay: muling nanunumbalik ang maraming personalidad, pangyayari, at konsepto na matagal nang...
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[OPINION] Fighting climate change: More than state agreements and policymaking
The timely and relevant gathering two weeks ago of hundreds of climate scientists, disaster risk reduction managers, academicians, advocates, and stakeholders during the 6th Asia Pacific Climate Change...
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[ANALYSIS] The glaring contradictions in Duterte’s war on drugs
Wars on drugs cannot be won. That much we know from the lessons of history, the principles of economics, and the experience of other countries. Even President Duterte himself, at one point, already...
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[ANALYSIS] Women, women, women in economics: Where are you?
Working at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, the government think tank, I have had the pleasure of collaborating with several fellows, management, associates, and research fellows...
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[ANALYSIS] Police deviance is mutating
Another uproar hits the Philippine National Police. This time, a police officer raped a 15-year-old girl in exchange for the promise to release her parents whom the police officer apprehended for a...
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[ANALYSIS] Time for Duterte to shut down this mining company
Largely out of sight in the rugged mountains of Nueva Vizcaya, Australian-Canadian company OceanaGold has been making millions mining gold and copper, while local people and the environment suffer....
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[OPINION] A new level of audacity for impunity and journalist murders
Whether exposing corruption in Europe, calling out lies in the US, or ensuring justice is served in an apparent case of Saudi state-sanctioned killing, journalists around the world continue to be...
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[ANALYSIS] The real score on foreign direct investments
"EJKs will frighten investors."Such was the grave warning from Mahathir Mohamad at a forum in Manila in October 2017, covered by Bloomberg News. As former prime minister of Malaysia and one of the...
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[OPINION] When the opposition says it will tap volunteers
The opposition coalition led by the Liberal Party is going to rely on volunteers to do its campaign. The organization and many of its candidates don’t have decent kitties – “walang pera” was the phrase...
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[OPINION] What the ICC withdrawal is all about
Something has been bothering me about the discussions going on about Rodrigo Duterte’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute. For a long while, I could not point my finger on it. Something just...
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[OPINION] Davao City, 1993-2009
All cities harbor terrible secrets. Between 1993 and 2009, Davao City witnessed a wave of shocking murders of young boys and teenagers from the slums. Some were as young as 14. Most were street...
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[OPINION] The Lumad are not the villains
Murderers and their accomplices stole the spotlight.Mocha Uson, along with representatives from Magahat-Bagani, conducted a program in front of Quezon Hall at UP Diliman to show the "real" story behind...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte's health and disclosure: Finding a middle ground
The latest speculation about the health of the President Duterte has faded. With the issue out of the headlines, a more considered look at this may be useful, because its resurfacing is more a question...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: May military junta ba sa Pilipinas?
"They say, ‘Militarization of the government.' Correct!" ‘Mismong si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang umaamin na militarisasyon ang nangyayari sa Bureau of Customs nang inutos niya na “i-take-over ito ng...
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[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Does the President really need so many lawyers?
They go by different titles – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel (CPLC), Solicitor General (SolGen), Secretary of Justice (SOJ) – but they are all the President’s lawyers, giving advice to him directly...
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[ANALYSIS] Ease of doing business: Why is the PH rank plummeting?
Furor erupted last week over a new World Bank report showing another huge drop in the Philippines' global ranking when it comes to ease of doing business.For 16 years now, the World Bank has been...
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[OPINION] Remembering Yolanda
Five years ago, Super Typhoon Yolanda ravaged my hometown, Tacloban City.I remember the news the night of November 8, 2013: Tacloban was flattened to the ground by the storm surge. I remember asking,...
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