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It’s time we stop waiting for saviors in barong or military uniform. The real leaders are not in palaces or halls of Congress. They’re in factories, classrooms, farms, and communities. They are the ones who serve, not rule.
The poll body and the highest court should not turn a blind eye at the Duterte Youth’s blatant disrespect for rules on the filing of sworn documents, and on the notarization of such documents. What these shady characters have done is a disrespect to institutions and to the public.
In commemorating Christ’s Ascension, we lift our hearts and souls to the Risen and Ascended One along with our visions and hopes as a people who continuously long for peace and justice.
The Comelec bears the constitutional duty to safeguard the integrity of our electoral process. Anything less would be a betrayal of the marginalized sectors the party-list system was designed to empower.
Sadyang may mga handang gumastos ng milyon-milyon o bilyon-bilyong piso dahil sobra-sobra ang kanilang mababawi kapag nakaupo na sila.
Not enough attention has been given to the important fact that the normal operation of the plant would extract large volumes of seawater coolant, heat and radioactively pollute it and release it back into the littoral environment.
As I make this reflection, let me share my aspirations for peace and global challenges. It is our understanding and knowledge about the 193 nations that signed the Charter of the United Nations Organization (UN). It has been 8 decades now that we have the development of friendly relations among nations and the attainment of international cooperation in solving all of the major problems that afflict humanity. Another important objective of UN is ensuring the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all nations.
Denialists, legalists, and apologists are the plutogogues of political dynasties who make a career in legitimizing the irrational and unjust rule of the few even if it contravenes the interests of the majority.
Sa zine na kumpilasyon ng ilan sa kanyang mga tula ay masusulyapan ang kanyang katatagan at lubos na pagsandig sa kilusang mapagpalaya.
The creation of contradicting laws between institutions with overarching responsibilities and objectives shows how private interests creep in the development of public policy, effectively making its implementation so confusing that the safeguards in the law virtually become ineffective.
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By all accounts, Pope Francis had impeccable timing. He passed from this world on the eve of Earth Day — a date freighted with symbolism, a secular feast day for the sacred theme that defined much of his pontificate: the care for our common home.
Our oceans are changing due to climate change. Destroying the remaining mangrove forests in Manila Bay will only increase the vulnerability of coastal communities, particularly those of marginalized fisherfolk and urban poor.
On a sweltering Holy Wednesday morning, under the cruel scorching heat of the sun, this was sacred time indeed to present a creative portrayal of the Passion and Death of Jesus on the streets of Manila. It was not your traditional Way of the Cross. It had a disturbing message. Its feel, unsettling. Its purpose, to confound the watcher. It was another way of presenting the Filipino people’s suffering. This multi-sectoral gathering represented by laborers, teachers, health workers, the urban poor community leaders and members and other lay church workers have given space for a presentation of a profound “people’s interpretation” of the Gospel’s telling of the Passion and Death of Jesus. The “Kalbaryo ng Maralita” (Calvary of the Impoverished and Marginalized) is a new way for deeply reflecting on the Filipino people’s situation.
Bakit hindi matuto ang mga pinahihirapang Pilipino? Mali tanong ito. Sa katunayan, matagal na silang natuto. Ang problema lang, madalas na walang matinong mapagpilian lalo na sa lokal na antas.
As we approach Holy Week, the readings for this Sunday invite us to reflect on renewal and justice. In our country, where the wounds from extrajudicial killings (EJK) are still fresh and legal events continue to stir strong emotions, these readings remind us of the importance of both justice and hope.
For so long we have shielded and protected David and Eli from what happened with their “lost” sons. We still do so with today’s Davids and Elis.
Totoong maraming peke. Hindi lang sila produkto kundi mayroon ding mga tao. Sama-samang iwaksi ang mga kapitalistang nagsasabing nasa puso ang makatulong pero nasa utak naman ang tubo. Sila ang mga pekeng dapat ilantad sa mundo.
Allowing the government to determine which is fake and which is true is giving them the authority to censor media content.
When I went back to Cagayan de Oro, I recalled our visits to Camps Abubakar and Darapanan. It made me believe that the current situation there showed proof that peace is possible even after an intense battle. It made me also think that a similar success may be possible for a group that has been continuing its armed resistance. I hope the Philippine government will consider the resumption of the peace process with the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army, and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
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