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Rx: Determined thoughts, good feelings
Home after two weeks in the hospital as a COVID-19 patient, Dr Mary Ruby Palma was interviewed by local government health officers about her successful treatment. On top of therapy and medication, she...
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#StepUpUAP: Another school faces complaints of sexual harassment
MANILA, Philippines – The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) is among the latest in a string of colleges and schools facing a wave of sexual harassment complaints, following the rise of...
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MovePH webinar: How fact-checking is done in investigative reporting
MANILA, Philippines – As online disinformation becomes widespread, truth becomes a casualty. In this fact-finding mission, journalists are at the forefront of debunking lies. To fight disinformation,...
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[OPINION] Ang pagbaba mula sa tore ng akademya
Higit na lumala ang masamang persepsyon ng publiko sa agham sa pagkapanalo ng mga populistang lider sa iba’t-ibang bansa sa mundo. Sa tingin ng marami, ang agham ay elitista – nakakubli sa tore ng...
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[OPINION] I can’t breathe: How racial justice is connected to climate justice
When we see society as structures of oppression rather than as clusters of people, it becomes easier to understand why the biggest battle is about changing how the system works instead of fashioning...
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MCHS family council 'alarmed' by high number of sexual harassment complaints
MANILA, Philippines – The Miriam College High School (MCHS) Family Council Parent Representatives urged the school administration to speed up its investigation on the alleged sexual harassment...
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'Kapit, kapamilya’: Netizens rally support as ABS-CBN faces new shutdown threats
MANILA, Philippines – "Kapit, kamilya." (Hang in there, kapamilya)Addressed to all kapamilya, a term ABS-CBN calls its employees, supporters, and loyal viewers, Filipino netizens shared statements of...
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NUJP slams new 'determined effort' to shutter ABS-CBN
MANILA, Philippines – “This must not go unchallenged.”The message of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) was clear and emphatic as it condemned the cease and desist orders...
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[OPINION] We need to treat informal workers better from now on
A man in his late twenties tends to a bright yellow wooden cart, displaying assorted street food and plastic containers of spiced vinegar, outside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman’s...
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[OPINION] Bakit walang forever? The impermanence of scientific knowledge
It’s now the 107th day of our stay-at-home order in Los Angeles, California. This means more video games than usual for my kids while my wife and I work from home. One of the games that my 14-year old...
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Iskolars ng Bayan band together to help stranded students during pandemic
MANILA, Philippines – What started out as a mere conversation between a dormer at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and a member of a mass organization of Filipino youth has evolved into...
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'Tributes' lend a hand: How a group raised funds for Metro Manila jeepney...
MANILA, Philippines – For this thriving Facebook group, the odds were definitely in their favor as they raised over P136,000 in just a few days to help struggling jeepney drivers in Metro Manila.The...
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[OPINION] Biting the hand that feeds you: Thoughts of a gov't worker under...
The painful part of being a government worker in the time of Duterte is that you are expected to be either neutral or loyal to your employer. At the same time, however, you owe it to yourself to speak...
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UP Visayas fraternity under fire after leak of lewd messages
MANILA, Philippines – A fraternity from University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) found themselves in hot water after an alleged leaked group chat of their members surfaced on Twitter.Dubbed the...
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LIST: Groups that offer counseling for sexual harassment victims
MANILA, Philippines– Several stories of sexual harassment from different schools and universities circulated on social media during the quarantine period.Hashtags like #MCGSdobetter, #StepUpUAP,...
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'Leaderless movement' urges Filipinos to join #VetoTerrorBill email protest
MANILA, Philippines – In less than a week, House Bill No. 6875 or the anti-terrorism bill will lapse into law, unless President Rodrigo Duterte signs or vetoes it before Thursday, July 9. Various...
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'We will not be silenced': Campus press denounce signing of anti-terror law
MANILA, Philippines – Campus publications on Friday, July 3, denounced the signing into law of the anti-terrorism bill despite widespread opposition from the public. In a unity statement of campus...
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Youth groups vow to fight implementation of anti-terror law
MANILA, Philippines – Hours after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the anti-terrorism law, youth groups across the country held an online indignation protest on Friday night, July 3, to condemn the...
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[OPINION] Stranded scholars: An inconvenient truth
Challenges and misfortunes such as this pandemic can be an opportunity to bring out the best in someone. In fact, one of Isaac Newton's most productive periods as a scholar was during the Great Plague...
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[OPINION] The coronavirus and the countryside
Every narrative has a counternarrative. In the prevailing urban-centric discourse on the COVID-19 pandemic, stories from the provinces are often filtered through the optics of the central government...
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