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Charter change: Open discussion needed for political reform

The draft constitution for setting up a federal republic in the Philippines was not written overnight. This was the message of Ding Generoso, spokesperson of...
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Ambassador David Strachan: “If some things are too good to be true, it’s probably not true”

Education trafficking. This was a term used by Philippine ambassador to New Zealand Gary Domingo when he denounced unscrupulous individuals and organizations for the scams...
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Editor’s Corner

A writer’s letter to Mang Tomas

Dear Mang Tomas, To be twice orphaned in one day: it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone—not even you. My decision, however, is final: I...
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Essay

In excelsis deo

The election of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the new Speaker of the House proves that the Philippines is no longer in remission.  She is on...
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Blogbox

Paedophilia is child rape—period

Remember the time when dystopian novels written by George Orwell and Ray Bradbury—1984 and Fahrenheit 451, respectively—were but fantasy books to be read within...
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Essay

The dialectic of violence: When blood stains our condiments

Red in the face. Not because of anger, but her own blood. The 56-year-old woman in the photo-graph was one of roughly 300 NutriAsia supporters...
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Book of the Week

Lualhati in the City

HINAHABOL ang bawat pangyayari. Hindi mabitawan ang mga pahina hanggang ‘di natatapos basahin. Nariyang mangingiti at maiinis ka sa mga nagaganap. Mapaiisip. Mapatatango. Ganyang-ganyan...
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People

A cultural activist remembers: 30 minutes with Carmen Guerrero Nakpil

It’s a cafe frequented by Manila’s elite—where scions of old rich and nouveau riche families hobnob with wealthy expats and the city’s artists, writers, and...
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Poetry

TANAGÀ

Gipit Kapag kawalang-wala, Nandiyan mayâ’t mayâ; Pagtanggap ng biyaya, Wari mo’y nagsabula. Sino? Nang ihain ang dalág, Nagsipasok ang lahat; Ay, sinong maghuhugas? Isa-isang lumabas. Bugaw Iyon bang batang-bata At tiyak na sariwa? O iyong dalubhasa Ngunit medyo...
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Fiction

Si Jose at ang Diwata ng Kalakhan

Nililimasan ni Jose ang tubig-baha sa silong na nangangapal na ang banlik. Araw-araw na niya iyong ritwal. Halata na nga ang guhit ng natuyong...
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