When Dr. Jose Rizal declared that “the youth are the future of the Fatherland”, he envisioned that the future generations of Filipinos would be
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Rappler’s Closure and the Government’s Hypocrisy Regarding “Foreign Ownership”
The online news website Rappler.com was ordered closed by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly being owned by foreign entities. Despite
Don’t Fixate On Duterte, His Allies Also Deserve Scrutiny
The high approval rating that President Duterte continues to enjoy does not reflect the plethora of criticisms he receives from different sectors of society.
An Attack on the Fourth Estate
In George Orwell’s imagined totalitarian state of Oceania, the ironically-named Ministry of Truth is tasked with censoring media and silencing critics who could challenge
The Death of Decorum in Philippine Politics
On Rizal Day, Duterte Calls on Filipinos to Emulate Hero’s Actions — Here’s Why That’s Ironic
“As an author and as a scholar, he denounced the corruption, greed and other social ills that up to this day continue to plague
Trigger Happy Cops Leave Two Dead
Police brutality is a big crime in itself, but inflicting police brutality on innocent victims while allowing the suspects to go scot-free is an
Duterte’s 180-Degree Turn
George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) is a perfect allegory of the rise to power of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Intellectual Decline of the Philippine Senate
All candidates say they’re going to do something about poverty, I don’t doubt the sincerity of their words. But do they really know how
The Roy Cimatu-Carlos Dominguez Link to the Oligarchy
As if Gina Lopez’s rejection as Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary was not painful enough, President Duterte landed a bigger blow to progressive