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[OPINION] Martial Law Part 4!
‘Tis the Season once again. No, not the Christmas Season, but a much less festive, and a much more aggravating one: the Martial Law Extension Season. Asking for an extension of Martial Law seems to be...
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[OPINION] Challenge to Catholics: Time for appeasing Duterte is over
"Kill your bishops, they are useless fools. All they do is criticize."This is what President Duterte told his audience in a speech in Malacañang on December 5. He also said that 90% of priests are gay...
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[ANALYSIS] How rough was 2018 for the PH economy?
On many levels, 2018 was a rough year for the Philippine economy.From the steady acceleration of prices, the depletion of subsidized rice, slower economic growth, the snail’s pace of Build, Build,...
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What do you do when you hear you have an arrest warrant (and you've done...
Editor's Note: This blog was first distributed as a newsletter under "Brave New World" on Monday, December 10, 2018. To sign up for weekly Rappler newsletters, click here. On December 11, Time magazine...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: The many shades of pork
It’s always amusing to watch factions of the ruling elite go after each other – as Gloria Macapagal Arroyo jailed Erap Estrada in 2007, and Noynoy Aquino in turn went after GMA in 2011. By 2017, Arroyo...
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[OPINYON] Sandali, makikiangkas lang
Kumuha ako ng apartment malapit sa matandang unibersidad kung saan ako nagtuturo, kaya naglalakad na lang ako papasok sa trabaho, o kaya sumasakay ako sa dyipni na minimum fare lang ang pamasahe kapag...
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[OPINION] Pundits and professors
The scathing critique of those who refused to accept the drek that Solita Monsod spewed out against their community was not just merely because of her blatant racism.The answer also had something to do...
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[ANALYSIS] Let’s not blame the forecasters for runaway inflation
Lo and behold, some government economists chose to end 2018 by picking a fight with their counterparts in the private sector.In a surprise – and uncharacteristically combative – move, the Department...
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[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Community legal aid service: Too much, too soon?
Disclosure: I am a member of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) and have been a member since 1990; I have also been the Director of the University of the Philippines Office of Legal Aid, the first...
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[OPINION] More urgency for the Philippines after Poland climate talks
After two weeks of tense negotiations, the UN climate change talks in Katowice, Poland has finally concluded with an important output: the rulebook for the implementation of the Paris Agreement....
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: 5 reasons not to join fraternities
MANILA, Philippines – Who wants to join fraternities?Leloy Claudio argues that to join frats is a losing proposition, particularly if you think you'll be better connected and make lifelong friends...
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A Christmas wish list for the naughty boys and girls of Woke Twitter
‘Tis the season to be merry, but Woke Twitter – or the growing mass of Twitter users that always has something to say about current events and social justice – remains as furious and indignant as ever....
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[OPINION | Newspoint] Continuing martial law without continuing rebellion
For more than a year and a half now, in the largest of our 3 main islands, the most ominous anomaly of our time has been playing itself out: a continuing martial law without the continuing rebellion...
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What I wish happened when I got bullied
I don’t look back at my high school experience with fond memories as most of my friends do. It was in second year high school when I was bullied.It wasn’t the typical form of bullying. I wasn’t kicked...
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[OPINION] Philippines-U.S. friendship rings stronger in 2018
Mabuhay, Pilipinas! The holiday season is a time of celebration and reflection. Looking back over the past 12 months, 2018 was a fantastic year for the Philippine-United States relationship. I'm proud...
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When taekwondo becomes a bully’s weapon of choice
Right before we at Rappler broke the news about the Ateneo junior high student’s bullying caught on video, we had to look for the series of videos in question.The first video that surfaced was...
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On waiting: A Simbang Gabi homily
The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, which literally means "arrival" or "coming." The Advent season reminds us how humanity waited for centuries for the coming of the Messiah. Prophets...
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[OPINION] A Grade 9 dad on the Ateneo bully – and bullying
(Editor’s note: Rappler usually does not publish anonymous essays, but we take this as an exception given the high level of public interest in this case and the author’s request for anonymity to allow...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Christmas in a sea of sadness
Imagine what it’s like tonight to be at the dining table of the Batocabe family in the once-sleepy town of Daraga. In the picturesque town of Kadingilan in Bukidnon, how does Christmas feel in the home...
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Stand up for the newborn Jesus!
It is Christmas. It means that God has become like us in all things except sin. God has embraced our hunger and poverty. God has joined us in our aches and adversities. God is not far. He is near. He...
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