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Beastly
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 28, 2025 - 12:00am
In my nightmare moments during the COVID pandemic, I eased my grief and kept my sanity intact while under isolation by watching movies and video about dogs.
Job applicants
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Snubbing public debates worked for the UniTeam in 2022. On the other hand, attending debates worked for Rodrigo Duterte in 2016.
EDSA revival
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 24, 2025 - 12:00am
A year shy of 40 years, the EDSA people power revolt seems to be enjoying a renaissance.
The US powers down
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 21, 2025 - 12:00am
In his avowed effort to make America great again, Donald Trump is pulling the rug out from under one of the pillars of that greatness: aid diplomacy.
The negative list
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 19, 2025 - 12:00am
With candidates and parties opting for negative campaigning, there are now people who are also dwelling on the negative, swapping notes on who they will NOT vote for in May.
Stopping Duterte 2.0
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Marcos 2.0, worried about a Duterte 2.0 in 2028, is throwing everything including the kitchen sink at Vice President Sara Duterte.
Negative campaigning
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 14, 2025 - 12:00am
Kicking off the official campaign of administration candidates for the Senate, President Marcos went negative, showing a different aspect of his persona.
Election anarchy
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 12, 2025 - 12:00am
One of the worst illustrations of institutional failure in this country is the conduct of elections.
Absent teacher
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 10, 2025 - 12:00am
Too many school days are lost not only because of typhoons, floods, extreme heat and impromptu holidays.
Impeaching Sara
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 7, 2025 - 12:00am
There are several intriguing points in the unprecedented impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Deepfakes
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 5, 2025 - 12:00am
While checking out the latest BTS songs last week, I came across several YouTube video clips reporting that the super K-pop group’s Jungkook was rushed to a military hospital emergency room in South Korea and...
Undefined crimes
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 3, 2025 - 12:00am
There’s no crime if there’s no law defining it.
Bandwagon effect?
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 31, 2025 - 12:00am
In 2016, pollsters in the United States projected the wrong winner in the presidential race.
The Chinese in our hearts
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 29, 2025 - 12:00am
In case you’re not aware, all those fireworks, lion / dragon dances and feasting in our country for the Lunar New Year are in celebration of an Intangible Cultural Heritage as declared by the United Nations...
Silver lining
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 27, 2025 - 12:00am
What a difference a few months can make in politics in this country.
Trump 2.0
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 24, 2025 - 12:00am
How much of the dramatic changes that Donald Trump ordered implemented on Day One of his second presidential term will actually push through?
Let’s talk about sex
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 22, 2025 - 12:00am
In certain private schools, sex education is provided in fourth grade.
Risks to the Phl
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 20, 2025 - 12:00am
An economic downturn and poverty pose the greatest risks to the Philippines in the next two years.
The hunger games
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 17, 2025 - 12:00am
This should give you an idea of the fleeting impact of aid dole-outs, institutionalized through the vote-buying national budget approved by Congress for 2025, with President Marcos’ acquiescence.
Deposit insurance, too
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - January 15, 2025 - 12:00am
The financial predators in government failed to get their claws on our pension funds to finance the Maharlika sovereign wealth fund or whatever creature this non-performing project turns out to be.
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