The President Who Never Was

The President Who Never Was

Remembering the late actor Fernando Poe Jr., who won the 2004 presidential election but “lost.”

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The State of the Nation in a Day

The State of the Nation in a Day

What happened on the day of President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address?

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The ABS-CBN Shutdown: Shadier the Second Time Around

The ABS-CBN Shutdown: Shadier the Second Time Around

The ABS-CBN shutdown is not only a brazen assault on press freedom, it may also be a prelude to a sinister asset grab.

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View from Below: U.S. Troops in Zamboanga

View from Below: U.S. Troops in Zamboanga

US visiting forces in Zamboanga get mixed reactions from locals.

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Why the ‘Anti-Terror’ Bill Imperils Philippine Democracy

Why the ‘Anti-Terror’ Bill Imperils Philippine Democracy

What you should know about the dreaded Human Security Act of 2020.

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A Promise to Be Fulfilled—the Philippine Mental Health Law of 2018

A Promise to Be Fulfilled—the Philippine Mental Health Law of 2018

Find out how the Philippines is beginning to address mental health issues.

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Jun Factoran, A Friend Forever

Jun Factoran, A Friend Forever

Mourning the death of a distinguished public servant whose declining health, and eventual death, seemed a barometer of what was going wrong with the country.

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Fighting Fire with Fire Won’t Stop the Pandemic

Fighting Fire with Fire Won’t Stop the Pandemic

Duterte's dangerous drift towards dictatorship.

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Metro Manila Lockdown: Finding Openings to Ease the Poor’s No-Work-No-Pay Situation

Metro Manila Lockdown:  Finding Openings to Ease the Poor’s No-Work-No-Pay Situation

How viewing the pandemic from the lens of a class divide could help defuse a potential social eruption.

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Inspired Kindness in the Time of Lockdowns

Inspired Kindness in the Time of Lockdowns

Find out what some Filipinos are doing to help ease the lockdown pains of the most vulnerable among them.

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