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Dutere has signed the anti-terrorism law—what do we do now?

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Seven days before it would lapse into law, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the much-criticized Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, now called Republic Act No 11479. According to INQUIRER.net, Presidential spokesman Harry…

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Rick Riordan says your Percy x Luke fanfics are valid

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

It’s time you take your Camp Half-Blood shirt out of the closet and have a re-read of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series because Rick Riordan spoke about freedom…

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Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sex-trafficking accomplice has been arrested—finally

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: The story detail contains details of sexual abuse and suicide. Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and longtime confidante to convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the Federal…

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JSYK, there’s a new reality show like ‘Queer Eye’ but for surprise weddings

Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Nadine Halili

They say good things come in threes. And for surprise weddings, these are three experts. Coming from the makers of “Queer Eye,” “Say I Do” throws interior designer Jeremiah Brent,…

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This group is fighting for incarcerated women and a kinder drug policy

Posted on July 2, 2020July 4, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Before his inauguration as President back in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte spoke about how he believes that it’s hopeless to rehabilitate people who use drugs and how death penalty is his…

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Is restorative justice the answer to ending rape culture?

Posted on July 2, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: The following story discusses sexual harassment and abuse. The kindest response that I can give to any person who sexually harassed me in the past is something along…

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The Oscars is finally learning to be more inclusive

Posted on July 1, 2020July 2, 2020
Lia delos Reyes

According to Inquirer.net, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars award giving body) opened its doors to new members to boost efforts in increasing female and ethnic…

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‘How You Like That’: BLACKPINK bumps ‘Boy With Luv’ off the Guinness World Records

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Lia delos Reyes

After a day of its release, BLACKPINK’s “How You Like That” broke multiple Guinness world records beating BTS’s “Boy With Luv” which was released in 2019. Among the records they…

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We can travel to other countries again—err, sort of

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Nadine Halili

With the world slowly easing quarantine restrictions to boost economic activity, 26 countries lifted their border restrictions to Filipinos flying from the Philippines. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced…

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Instead of giving new solutions for COVID-19, the president went after a courier company?

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Nadine Halili

On another late-night televised address from President Duterte, citizens awaited his announcement on new community quarantine guidelines since his previous order was set to expire. While he announced new quarantine…

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Dutere has signed the anti-terrorism law—what do we do now?

Rick Riordan says your Percy x Luke fanfics are valid

Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sex-trafficking accomplice has been arrested—finally

JSYK, there’s a new reality show like ‘Queer Eye’ but for surprise weddings

This group is fighting for incarcerated women and a kinder drug policy

Is restorative justice the answer to ending rape culture?

The Oscars is finally learning to be more inclusive

‘How You Like That’: BLACKPINK bumps ‘Boy With Luv’ off the Guinness World Records

We can travel to other countries again—err, sort of

Instead of giving new solutions for COVID-19, the president went after a courier company?

Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

Love is the place I call home

Mental health is political for this young Filipina and her global youth network

An open letter to the hypocrites on my feed

“She was not a phase,” a writer shares about her first love

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