Is Rappler still worth saving?
It’s a wonder Rappler remains online underneath the crushing weight of a growing pile of legal troubles. The most recent charge of securities fraud this week has resulted in an …
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“Open the bypass!” Are we talking about water flow or vehicle traffic?
It seems quite hilarious that the possibility that the water “crisis” gripping Metro Manila at the moment has an obvious solution. Reports of a certain Angel Salazar who claims to …
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Why are Chinese workers WORTH MORE than Filipino workers in the job market?
For all the noise about the growing number of Chinese workers flooding the Philippines, very few “activists” have raised this most important question of all. Why do Chinese workers attract …
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Everything reported by Rappler reporter @PiaRanada about Duterte’s Israel trip was fake and malicious
According to a reliable source who was on the ground and directly involved in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s official visit to Israel early September this year, the trip was, hands …
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The Enigmatic Influence of the “Bamboo Network” in Our Society
It has been said, “You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover,” that you should read it cover-to-cover before arriving at any conclusion. But even after you finish reading the …
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Ph employers hire college grads for work that requires only hi-school grads just because they can
That was the promise back when end-to-end primary and secondary education became a 12-year course for Filipinos. Under that set-up, it was expected that graduates of Year 12 would be …
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The Philippines’ Roman Catholic Church should be taxed and its books opened to public scrutiny
Consider the vastness of the money-making machine that the Philippine Roman Catholic Church is. None of its activities including those that are financially profitable are currently taxed by the Philippine …
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Appreciating why “gender equality” is important on International Women’s Day
It’s “International Women’s Day” today. As expected, there are a lot of messages being shouted out about how far women have come and, of course, how much more needs to …
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