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‘Lacson, Sotto, and Gordon are all in their seventies…. Frankly, it is difficult to imagine that these gentlemen will be able to excite the young electorate that we now have.’ The following is the first part of a two-part essay. You may read the second part here. As in previous elections, I have been invited by …
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‘Despite my bluntness, I have always wanted the President to succeed from Day One — but again, not on his terms, but on the terms the Philippines truly needs and deserves’ The President’s next State of the Nation address is expected to be his last, barring an unconstitutional extension of his term, and he would …
“Contrary to official claims, many of the killings by law enforcement were not justified.” One of the best foreign policy decisions that former President Benigno S. Aquino III did was to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ten years ago, in 2011. The Senate subsequently concurred with that ratification, thus putting …
Isinulat nina Tony La Viña at Vanessa Vergara. Isinalin sa Bisaya ni Dinah Faye Balleco. Original Article (Rappler); Tagalog Translation Kadtong ika-26 sa Mayo, ang House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights naghimo ug pagpangutana mahitungod sa raid ug pag-aresto nga nahitabo sa mga bakwit nga Lumad sa Cebu kadtong ika-15 sa Pebrero. Sa panahon sa hearing, …
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Isinulat ni Tony La Viña at Vanessa Vergara. Isinalin sa Bisaya ni Dinah Faye Balleco Original Article (Rappler); Ang ika-15 sa Pebrero usa lamang sa mga tinuyoan nga mga atake batok sa mga eskwelahan sa mga Lumad, nga adunay makakabalaka nga pagdaghan sa mga niaging upat ka tuig. Kini nagahimo ug mga kalapasan sa human rights …
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Isinulat nina Tony La Viña at Vanessa Vergara. Isinalin sa Filipino ni Jayvy Gamboa. Original Article (Rappler); Bisaya Translation Noong ika-26 ng Mayo, nagsagawa ng pagdinig ang Committee on Human Rights ng House of Representatives ukol sa raid at mass arrest ng mga Lumad bakwit noong ika-15 ng Pebrero sa Talamban, Cebu. Sa kahabaan ng …
‘[A]s a lifetime advocate of environmental protection and the preservation of green spaces in cities, I could not see any possibility of such advocacies being incompatible with public health’ That is why I could not understand at first what the controversy over building a mega-vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino was all about. After all, as …
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Co-Authored with Dr. Manny Solis ‘The sustainable development mechanism needs to be designed properly, with the right safeguards so there is no greenwashing or shifting of responsibilities to developing countries’ The following is Part 1 of a two-part series. You can read Part 2 here. Combating climate change can be compared to a tug of war …
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Isinulat ni Tony La Viña at Joy Reyes. Isinalin sa Bisaya ni Dinah Faye Balleco Original Article (Rappler); Filipino Translation Ang usa ka buhat nga nagsugod sa minantinil nga kawayang kariton nga adunay alcohol, crackers, ug mga preskong gulay ug prutas, ug maskin unsang mga gibutang nga panginahanglan, karon giila nga Maginhawa Community Pantry, karon …
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Isinulat ni Tony La Viña at Joy Reyes. Isinalin sa Filipino ni Jayvy Gamboa Original Article (Rappler); Bisaya Translation Nagsimula lamang noon bilang gawa-gawang karitong gawa sa kawayan na may nakahaing mga alkohol, biskwit, gulay at prutas, at iba pang kagamitan, ngayon ay kilala na bilang Maginhawa Community Pantry, at naging napakalaking pahayag – at …
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