Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer / November 25, 2020 To see what is and to demand what should be: This is the stance of the students of the University of the Philippines that is provoking all manner of criticism from those frightened of what it could lead to. UP students are trained to examine the society…
Opinion, Bworldonline.com VANTAGE POINT by Luis V. Teodoro The fourth in the month of November, Typhoon Ulysses was aptly named. Like the hero of Homer’s Odyssey, it meandered through a vast expanse of land and sea. Its broad rain band deluged almost a third of the Philippine archipelago, and as it crossed Luzon its winds…
Nov 14, 2020, John Molo A day after Typhoon Ulysses battered the country, the nation reacted with surprise at what was happening in Cagayan Valley. Cagayanons were desperately flooding social media with cries for help as the evening of Friday, November 13 came. Online reports cited water coming from dams that were bursting. A harrowing…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer / November 07, 2020 Where do they find these people? Not for the first time under this administration, another dubious character has stepped up to the public stage to testify against a perceived enemy or enemies of the state. This time around, that dubious character is one Jeffrey “Ka Eric” Celiz,…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer / October 30, 2020 Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. did not do himself, much less his fervent anti-insurgency cause, a favor when he went on social media last week to “warn” popular actress Liza Soberano against associating herself with the progressive Gabriela Youth group lest, he warned, she end up dead,…
Mnaila Bulletin, October 23, 2020, by Tonyo Cruz Actress Liza Soberano ain’t the first actress to approach Gabriela to talk on girls’ and women’s rights. And she won’t be the last. Founded in 1984 by the likes of Sr. Mary John Mananzan and Maita Gomez, Gabriela first standing up against the kleptocrat and brutal Marcos…
By Mong Palatino October 21, 2020, The Diplomat Despite allegations of corruption and his ineptitude in handling the COVID-19 crisis, the Philippine leader’s popularity continues to climb. The recent news that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte currently enjoys a 91 percent approval rating, even as his government battles a series of scandals, continues to astound many…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 October 2020 This paper’s banner photo on Oct. 17 illustrates what Philippine society has come to. The armed might of the state represented by at least 10 personnel in fatigues is on full display against the perceived threat posed by a mourner standing before a tiny open casket. Curiously, two…