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Respeto: The Portrait of a War-ridden Society

28

Sep

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Respeto: The Portrait of a War-ridden Society

TO SET a dream flying, it must not have a tail made of chains. These bolts weigh someone down and deny them a chance to change their lives. Poverty has a corrosive effect on people’s sense of life autonomy. Adding to the predicament is the intolerable and abusive systems that…

‘Political gangsterism,’ ‘distortion of the constitution:’ AB profs slam Duterte’s VP bid

12

Sep

By The Flame News

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‘Political gangsterism,’ ‘distortion of the constitution:’ AB profs slam Duterte’s VP bid

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s decision to run for vice president is an attempt to remain in power that can pose a challenge to the Constitution, professors of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) said. Late last month, the ruling PDP-Laban party announced that Duterte has “agreed to make the sacrifice…

01

Jan

By Reyanne Louise Ampong

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“Walang kwenta,” really?

By REYANNE LOUISSE AMPONG Last October, I turned 19 and I spent it with three of my friends in a place I never thought I would spend my birthday at: the Department of Health Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Bicutan (DOH-TRC Bicutan). We were a little bit nervous the first time…

30

Dec

By Corheinne Joyce Colendres

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A bigger battle

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES All three branches of the government have become terrifying since the beginning of the current president’s rule. It is as if all Filipinos have no one left to trust, because what can the people do when the ones who they have placed in power—people who were…

30

Dec

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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Filipino Jokes Vol. 5

By ALI IAN MARCELINO V. BIONG In Aristotle’s Rhetoric, he says one way a speaker can make an audience laugh is by violating their expectations in telling a story. Philosophers such as Soren Kierkegaard and Immanuel Kant later took on this approach, which is now called the Incongruity Theory: a…

The burden of being a woman of the world

12

Dec

By Dominique Nathaniel Muli

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The burden of being a woman of the world

By DOMINIQUE NATHANIELLE M. MULI IF THERE is anything prominent about President Rodrigo Duterte’s traits, aside from his blatant disregard for human rights, it is his spite for women. By now, it is already clear: holding a high ranking position does not stop him from making sexist remarks. Nikki Luna’s…

Focus on duties despite attacks on press, Palace reporters tell student journos

05

Dec

By Angel Dukha III

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Focus on duties despite attacks on press, Palace reporters tell student journos

MALACAÑANG REPORTERS urged journalism students on Monday to continue performing their duties despite the continuous attacks of the Duterte administration on the press. Rappler Palace reporter Pia Ranada reminded students that journalists should not disregard the rules and journalism ethics despite the attacks of the government on the press. “[E]ven if…

The justice system vis-a-vis jail congestion

27

Nov

By Fate Emerald Colobong

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The justice system vis-a-vis jail congestion

By FATE EMERALD M. COLOBONG THOUSANDS HAVE been killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs while tens of thousands of others have been thrown into jail to live under unbearable living conditions and unshakeable ghosts of uncertainty. According to a report by Inquirer, in Bureau of Jail Management and…

27

Nov

By Luis Miguel Arucan

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The red-faced theory

By LUIS MIGUEL B. ARUCAN CALOOCAN CITY College was one of the 18 schools that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) claimed to be hotbeds for communist recruitment for the rumored ‘Red October’ ouster plot. The military cannot fulfill its role without the knowledge and intelligence-gathering skills of experts.…

JournSoc condemns killing of Davao journo

10

Jun

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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JournSoc condemns killing of Davao journo

THE UST Journalism Society (JournSoc) denounced the killing of Davao journalist Dennis Denora, the sixth journalist killed since Pres. Rodrigo Duterte assumed office. In their statement released Saturday, JournSoc questioned the effectiveness of Duterte's Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS). https://www.facebook.com/ustjrnsoc/posts/1887139671338400 “While Duterte has formed the [PTFoMS], journalists still…