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Getting off the Grab car I took from a lunch meeting with a client at Mario’s on Morato, I looked up at the ashen sky wondering if it would rain buckets again or if it would just hang there like some inutile government functionary waiting to cash out on a measly retirement check. The ride…
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Alex Eala is the long-overdue “hero” Filipinos needed. She has been criticised as being a “nepo baby” who had more opportunity than most to jumpstart her spectacular rise to international stardom; a reference to her privileged upbringing by her affluent parents, her studying in elite Philippine private schools and, all that, before finally spending her…
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In his citation to the rising tennis star on receiving her in Malacanang on the 13th July, Philippine President Bongbong Marcos was on point here… You have brought such pride to the Philippines, to the Filipinos, not only because of your success, but also because of the grace with which you handle that success. Because…
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Ateneans are in the midst of a massive, long-overdue frenzy of soul-searching. This is in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team activity in Baler, Aurora province and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) administration’s botched public relations (PR) management following the incident. The…
It is again Pride month, created just to give special attention to a certain part of society that was historically oppressed, but the maintaining of a pride month seems itself a claim that they are still marginalized even if steps were already taken to address this. Meanwhile, someone on my feed claims that pride is…
It is becoming increasingly evident that the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is maintaining (or at least trying to maintain) tight control over the messaging surrounding the tragic deaths of basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team activity in Baler, Aurora province. It explains the very measured trickle of information out…
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The whole trouble with the Ateneo is that it is perceived (fairly or unfairly) by the Philippine public to be an elitist institution even in the best of times. The Ateneo, after all, is an expensive institution of learning to be a part of. Its fees are beyond the reach of the vast majority of…
It has been more than 14 hours and many questions now surround the tragic deaths of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. According to what appears to be an official statement issued by the ADMU in a post on social media platform X shortly after the incident, the…