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Protect kids online, but don’t sacrifice their digital rights — experts
By Aira V. Delfin
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Oct 28, 2026
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The challenge for lawmakers is to build protections that work in practice, not merely impose restrictions that are difficult to enforce or easy to evade.
The uncounted casualties of Cebu’s drug war
By Arrianne Louisse B. Fajardo
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Oct 24, 2026
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There is a festering lethal drug trade in Cebu that the province’s police seem unable to fully deal with and account for, despite its claim of success in its anti-criminality crusade. As long as this is the case, Cebu will remain the center of drug-related killings in the Philippines.
Is it fair to blame video games for violent behavior among young people?
By CALISTA GARCIA
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Oct 21, 2026
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With the rise in incidents of school shootings, is it fair to blame online gaming for violent behavior among students? Studies show no link between playing violent online games and aggression in real life.
The struggles of app-based riders and drivers to make ends meet
By JADE RUBY C. FLORES
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Oct 19, 2026
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Delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers in the Philippines struggle with rising expenses, floods, and lost earnings as they find ways to make ends meet.
Blanket ban on social media may push Filipino minors to ‘unregulated spaces’
By VINCENT GALAURA
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Oct 16, 2026
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Doreen Murata, Digital Advocacy of the Child Rights Network: A blanket social media ban is "not the most appropriate way" to protect children online.
