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'Bongbong Marcos knows what to apologize for'
Editor's Note: Below is an open letter to Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr from the trustees of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, which aims to honor martyrs and heroes from the martial law...
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Away from home
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur — At the Tandag City Sports Complex, the gates are strictly guarded. Only a few go in and even less go out, but the bleachers are far from empty. Thousands of people sleep...
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Listening needed to #StopLumadKillings
In the news on the Lumads, with all the poverty, the killings and deaths, it’s difficult to imagine any explanation other than what is presented: the brutish military unreasonably attacking members of...
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Singapore jails Filipino nurse for 'seditious' posts
SINGAPORE – A Singapore court on Monday, September 21, sentenced a Filipino nurse to 4 months in prison for posting inflammatory comments on Facebook against Singaporeans and lying to police...
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#COP21 climate action: 1 million signatures from PH to Paris
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines, which has become an image of disaster vulnerability after it was battered by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), seeks to gather at least 1 million signatures for the...
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Lumad to Winnie Monsod: 'Visit us to know our plight'
MANILA, Philippines - Lumads slammed University of the Philippines (UP) professor and columnist Winnie Monsod on Tuesday, September 22, after she asserted in a controversial column that they were being...
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Fun run relives Martial Law experience
MANILA, Philippines - Do you remember the Martial Law years? On Saturday, September 19, Martial Law victims, human rights activists, and students of the University of the Philippines (UP) participated...
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AGENDA Innovation +SocialGood: #2030NOW #TheLeaderIWant
MANILA, Philippines - On September 26, Rappler and the United Nations in the Philippines, through the United Nations Development Program, joined the global community through the Social Good...
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#EndDiscriminationNow: On being Muslim and discriminated
We are living in an era of pervasive discrimination, racism, and social inequality. We are living in a world where we are easily judged. Every day, we wake up to a society where freedom is not always...
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Police release UP teachers arrested in budget protest
MANILA, Philippines — The two UP Visayas (UPV) teachers who were arrested in a protest action Thursday afternoon, September 24, were released midnight on the same day, the Philippine Collegian...
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Jail 'inevitable' for parents of half Filipina teen who committed suicide
HONG KONG – You will surely go to jail.This was what a Hong Kong magistrate told Nicholas Cousins and Herminia Garcia, after they both pleaded guilty on September 25, to various offences uncovered...
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What you need to know about tilapia, guppies, and maya
Invasions aren't always spearheaded by armies. Sometimes a released pet is all it takes to transform a country. What are the most commonly encountered Philippine animals?If the maya, tilapia, ipis,...
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The problem with PH history education
Often when I teach Philippine Government or Introduction to Political Science classes, especially for Political Science majors, I'd ask my students to do one rather time-consuming classroom exercise. I...
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UNDP using apps to fight corruption, pollution in Asia-Pacific
MANILA, Philippines – Technology can spell the difference between victory and failure in humanity’s battle against development challenges like poverty, corruption, hunger, and climate change.This was...
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International Right To Know Day: Right info, right now
Every September 28, we celebrate the International Right To Know Day. It is celebrated to encourage civil society, journalists, and citizens to exercise their right to access information and to push...
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Why nurses are superhuman
I have never dreamed of becoming a nurse. When I was a child, my eager soul was claiming to be a renowned doctor. This vision would sometimes be replaced by thoughts of becoming a scientist, a Nobel...
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A philosopher's two cents on the #AlDub craze
It’s official. The AlDub phenomenon has taken the Filipino nation by storm. Reports indicate that tweets from the AlDub nation episode on Saturday, September 26, with the official hashtag...
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Political dynasties: The end of PH politics?
If there is a question that symbolizes the culmination of our so-called Philippine-style democracy, it is this: Nagalaw pa ba iyan (Is he still alive)? It’s a line from the film Heneral Luna. What...
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Alone together: how to battle depression through support
MANILA, Philippines—Depression is not something you choose. It’s not something you would want to have. It’s something that slowly creeps in — from your toes to your torso. It strikes at its own...
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Napansin n'yo ba si Joven Hernando sa 'Heneral Luna?'
Magtatrabaho na sana ako, kaya lang hindi ko na kayang patagalin pang hindi isulat lahat ng nakuha ko mula sa pelikulang Heneral Luna ni Jerrold Tarog. Sa mga nakapanood na, malamang alam ninyo ang...
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