Rappler · Opinion

[Rappler’s Best] Houston, we’ve had a problem here

It’s not as if Sonny Trillanes was pulling things from thin air. And it’s not as if anyone could derail him from his single resolve — rightly or wrongly — to expose and bring down the Dutertes.

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Rappler · Opinion

[EDITORIAL] Sara Duterte: Dalawang amo, dalawang bandila?

Nakagagambala na hindi nagagambala ang publiko. Kapag kolektibong pagkibit-balikat ang nagiging tugon ng mga mamamayan sa pinakabagong kontrobersiya ng Bise Presidente, Sara Duterte has won half the battle.

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GMA News Online · Opinion

OPINION: Ask Atty. Gaby: Trahedya sa school fun run

Atty., ano ang sinasabi ng batas sa mga ganitong insidente sa school event lalo na mga estudyante pa ang mga biktima?

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Rappler · Opinion

News Reflection: Pia Cayetano feels the pressure right now

The senator tells her colleagues, she feels she's being treated like a 'fugitive'

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Rappler · Opinion

[OPINION] Stop asking where UHC will find the money. Build the economy that can pay for it.

How do we make the Philippine economy itself capable of paying for increasingly expensive healthcare?

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Bringing Rohingya refugee issue into sharp focus

THE Rohingya are a Muslim minority in Myanmar that has long suffered discrimination, disenfranchisement and communal violence. The United Nations has described the Rohingya as “among the world’s least wanted” people and…

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Can the military respect Gibo acquiring foreign citizenship?

His subsequent documented renunciation does not erase the decision that made that necessary. Soldiers asked to stake their lives in this country are entitled to scrutinize the character of their civilian leader…

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Philstar · Opinion

Ibangon natin ang Pilipinas!

The impeachment trial of a vice president is a first in our country’s history.

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The Manila Times · Opinion

The tragedy of youth self-destruction

It is a life cut short, one that would otherwise have a horizon of beautiful, awesome possibilities before it, erased by tragedy. This is an issue about which we have no right to be pusillanimous. If anything at all…

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Philstar · Opinion

Jail electoral saboteurs, ‘Inshallah’

‘Within a year, there is already a determination of who will be charged (for electoral sabotage),’ Garcia vowed.

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The Manila Times · Opinion

The tragedy of youth self-destructionThe tragedy of youth self-destruction

It is a life cut short, one that would otherwise have a horizon of beautiful, awesome possibilities before it, erased by tragedy. This is an issue about which we have no right to be pusillanimous. If anything at all…

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Philstar · Opinion

A dead man’s voice

Today I’m going to turn over this column to the voice of a long-dead man, and all because – when last week I picked up a book he had published in 1957 – I thought he might as well have been writing in the present, so…

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Why didn’t Netanyahu Cabinet preempt Oct 7 (if it knew about it in advance)?

FOLLOWING Oct. 7, 2023, the Hamas-led offensive has been portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11,” which came out of the blue. That’s not supported by facts. The Netanyahu Cabinet knew about the attack, in advance. In his fiery…

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Philstar · Opinion

A dead man’s voice

Today I’m going to turn over this column to the voice of a long-dead man, and all because – when last week I picked up a book he had published in 1957 – I thought he might as well have been writing in the present, so…

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The Manila Times · Opinion

An indecent proposal?

A CEBU-BASED company wants to sell a solid waste processing system worth P470 million to the Cebu City government. The system can process up to 700 tons of mixed waste every day. It is composed of two automatic…

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Philstar · Opinion

Keeping the conversation going

I’ve been traveling a lot lately, with my most recent engagement being in Adelaide to join this year’s Australia-ASEAN Business Forum.

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Digital learning tools for Philippine schools are now VAT-free

EDUCATIONAL institutions are increasingly using online educational tools to enhance teaching and make it more innovative and creative. Brands like Canva, Zoom, Google, and Microsoft are among the tools commonly used by…

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Philstar · Opinion

From cat to lion king From Sebastian to Simba.

The ongoing impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte has started to look like the Disney movie “The Lion King” where the first King Mufasa is removed from the picture by a scheming, envious Scar who usurps the throne.

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Beating US quota, preferences

AMERICA still rolls the red, white (sorry, no blue) carpet to unlimited number of visitors. After all, international visitors generated $217.4 billion in revenues and supported almost 18 million jobs in the US in 2019…

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Philstar · Opinion

River restoration

With the monsoon rains and flooding taking a break the other weekend, I went to my old haunts in Manila.

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Geopolitics of language education in the Philippines

AS Philippines-China relations continue to deteriorate amid geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea, issues once confined to diplomacy and security are increasingly spilling into education, culture and…

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The Manila Times · Opinion

No elections in 2028 loom as disguised probability

ON the surface, the brains behind the sinister plan of not only ousting Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte but also disqualifying her as a presidential contender in 2028 — which they mortally fear she is a cinch to…

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The Manila Times · Opinion

Geopolitics of language education in the Philippines

AS Philippines-China relations continue to deteriorate amid geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea, issues once confined to diplomacy and security are increasingly spilling into education, culture and…

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