Inside the psyche of itinerant vloggers
Vloggers or bloggers, famous or infamous, are the new celebrities of the country’s media landscape.
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Pastoral vs. brutal: The Filipino farmer in Art
Filipino painters have often painted the rural landscape in bucolic settings: a nipa hut by a stream, coconut trees and bamboo groves, carabaos and their mud baths, or the planting and harvesting rice. They have also honored the Filipino farmers in their works.
Nothing-Burger? U.S. obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea
American obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea is a nothing-burger. The question for Filipinos is whether they would risk upgrading this obligation under a renegotiated MDT given the certainty of a conflict between U.S. and China for dominance in the region. The question for Americans is whether they would be willing to foot the bill with their lives on tiny rocks thousands of miles across the Pacific.
The importance of being an Angara
Aurora province is decidedly the bailiwick of the Angara political family. Eight Angaras have so far sat in various elective positions in the province and in its capital of Baler.
Fact-checkers unite vs disinfo peddlers, censorship
“Without an independent, self-sustaining media, it is impossible to guarantee citizens the information they need to oppose the government,” says Harvard prof Steven Levitsky.
Global Fact 11: Fact-checking supports free speech, not censorship
World's fact-checkers assert that fact-checking is an act of free expression and not suppression of speech.
Can Sara do a Gloria?
Unlike Gloria, who is an economist, Sara’s incompetence would only exacerbate the country’s current situation.
FACT CHECK: Kampo ni Duterte bumaligtad sa pagkansela ng rally sa Tacloban
Inakusahan ni Duterte ang administrasyong Marcos ng pagpigil sa Hakbang ng Maisug prayer rally sa Tacloban, taliwas sa post ng organizers na kinansela ang rally dahil sa sama ng panahon.
From logo to hymn and pledge, what next?
More than slogans, songs or pledges, meaningful changes are realized when people see good examples and dedicated work from their leaders.
Bagong Pilipinas: Shallow, farcical
It was my nearly seven-year-old son, who occasionally plays “retro” (2000s) video games, who helped me figure it out. I was puzzling over why the so-called Bagong Pilipinas hymn seemed so familiar. While we were listening to the song, my son asked, “Why does that sound like the Wii Sports song?”
