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Ian Manticajon
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A turning point for justice
by Ian Manticajon - March 15, 2025 - 12:00am
I was in the premises of one of the European embassies housed at the RCBC Plaza in Makati last Tuesday, March 11, when my companions and I heard about the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by virtue of a...
Strange and concerning
by Ian Manticajon - March 11, 2025 - 12:00am
An online content creator, more popularly known as ‘vlogger,’ reportedly caused the usually slow-moving traffic along the highway in Consolacion to come to a standstill recently after performing a stunt...
Lessons from EDSA at 39
by Ian Manticajon - February 25, 2025 - 12:00am
Today, February 25, 2025, the country celebrates the 39th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. Like most, if not all, social movements in this country, EDSA remains an unfinished revolution --unfinished...
Tourism’s double-edged sword
by Ian Manticajon - February 18, 2025 - 12:00am
Recent news about Cebu’s tourism has exposed the challenges that local communities face in managing the influx of tourists.
Misplaced invocation of Cebuano-Bisayan identity
by Ian Manticajon - February 11, 2025 - 12:00am
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa apologized on Sunday for his insult regarding the physical appearance of Akbayan Partlist Representative Perci Cendaña
Beyond the bluff
by Ian Manticajon - February 8, 2025 - 12:00am
Every second semester of the academic year, my former alma mater, UP High School Cebu, assigns me a four-unit teaching load for the subject Media and Information Literacy for senior high school students.
Living wage
by Ian Manticajon - February 1, 2025 - 12:00am
We have been accustomed to incremental wage hikes implemented by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards in the country for many years.
The Today’s Carolinian issue: fostering critical voices
by Ian Manticajon - January 28, 2025 - 12:00am
Campus press freedom is a topic close to my heart because I was a student journalist in college, culminating in my role as editor-in-chief of UP Cebu's student publication, Tug-ani, during my final year.
Is ‘woke’ broke? Not really
by Ian Manticajon - January 25, 2025 - 12:00am
In her November 9, 2024 New York Times column, Maureen Dowd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, stated: “Some Democrats are finally waking up and realizing that woke is broke.
Much ado about the 1.8 million
by Ian Manticajon - January 18, 2025 - 12:00am
One national daily dubbed it a “show of force”, while another described it as a “mammoth rally.”
Readers respond: Continuing the conversation on AI
by Ian Manticajon - January 14, 2025 - 12:00am
My column piece entitled “Turnitin is not the solution”, published on January 4, 2025, gained traction on social media with around 1,600 reactions (mostly ‘hearts’ and ‘likes’)...
BAD Girls, good times: a reunion in Taiwan
by Ian Manticajon - January 11, 2025 - 12:00am
I was in Taipei, Taiwan, for four days starting last weekend for a reunion with my college barkada.
Turnitin is not the solution
by Ian Manticajon - January 4, 2025 - 12:00am
I would like my first column of 2025 to focus on technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), as I believe advances in this field will begin to mature this year and continue to exponentially evolve in the...
Defining moments and a lesson from 2024
by Ian Manticajon - December 31, 2024 - 12:00am
Today is the last day of the year 2024, and before it ends, I’d like to greet our dear The FREEMAN readers a Happy and Blessed New Year 2025! In today’s column, I’d like to reflect on the year that...
Fizzling of ‘Ceboom’: Insights from Hutchcroft and Gera's study (Part 2)
by Ian Manticajon - December 28, 2024 - 12:00am
In my previous column, I shared the main findings of Dr. Paul Hutchcroft and Dr. Weena Gera’s study on the decline of Cebu’s development coalition --a coalition which had been instrumental in the ‘Ceboom’...
Fizzling of ‘Ceboom’: Insights from Hutchcroft and Gera's study (Part 1)
by Ian Manticajon - December 24, 2024 - 12:00am
I have promised my good friend and UP Cebu colleague, Dr. Weena Gera, that I would share a very interesting and insightful study she co-authored with Dr. Paul Hutchcroft, a professor at the Australian National University,...
Celebrating ‘Tatak UP’ excellence at the alumni homecoming – Part 2
by Ian Manticajon - December 17, 2024 - 12:00am
Continuing from last week’s column, let me highlight the other remarkable alumni recognized during the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Cebu Chapter Grand Alumni Homecoming held on December...
Celebrating Tatak UP excellence at the alumni homecoming
by Ian Manticajon - December 14, 2024 - 12:00am
First, let me extend my congratulations to the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Cebu Chapter (UPAAC), led by its president, Marylou “Lotlot” Labrador-Neri, for successfully organizing...
Cutting through the political drama
by Ian Manticajon - November 30, 2024 - 12:00am
With all the political drama going on in the country, I urge everyone to keep their eye on the ball. Remember that the histrionics (“paukyab” is the apt Cebuano term, I think) are most likely part of...
Cities with a soul: a call for equity and inclusion
by Ian Manticajon - November 26, 2024 - 12:00am
Today, let’s talk about urban housing and set aside the drama and politics of hatred being perpetuated in the nation’s capital by a waning political brand.
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