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The eagle has landed
Commentary
October 31, 2022

The eagle has landed

By Vergel O. Santos
The older bill (above) featuring the country’s heroes and the newly issued bill (topmost) The new thousand-peso bill has stirred up…
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Stephen King, Donald Sutherland—how can you lose?
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October 24, 2022

Stephen King, Donald Sutherland—how can you lose?

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Halloween is upon us, and it’s time to scare ourselves by watching a horror movie. New releases are being screened in the malls, but you…
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If there’s bromance, there’s womance in K-drama
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October 17, 2022

If there’s bromance, there’s womance in K-drama

By Liana Garcellano
It bothered me to hear my high school teacher say that Maria Clara was the quintessential woman for us to emulate. Her?! She was a ninny! I…
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Blonde simply exploits Marilyn Monroe
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October 3, 2022

Blonde simply exploits Marilyn Monroe

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
It’s hard to be oblivious to or ignorant of Marilyn Monroe. She was a sex symbol, a glamorous movie star, and today, a cultural icon. So…
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My journey of defiance, defeat, and some hope
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September 20, 2022

My journey of defiance, defeat, and some hope

By Nikko Dizon
Assassination. Concede. Revolution. These were the first big English words I learned as a child even before I turned 10 years old in 1986.
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Revisiting Jaws on IMAX: It’s still got the bite
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September 19, 2022

Revisiting Jaws on IMAX: It’s still got the bite

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Jaws is the quintessential monster movie.  As we all know, the monster in the film is a 25-ft Great White shark, an eating machine that…
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It’s never too late for me to be a Serena Williams fan
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September 12, 2022

It’s never too late for me to be a Serena Williams fan

By Thelma Sioson
Her gaze aflame and her body bent a bit, poised to attack, like a hunter finally ready to pounce on her prey, Serena Williams lightly…
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Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday: I don’t know anyone who knows Pacquiao’s birth date— Everyone here does
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September 5, 2022

Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday: I don’t know anyone who knows Pacquiao’s birth date— Everyone here does

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
So popular and funny is Fil-American stand-up comic Jo Koy it was inevitable for him to be in the movies. Thus he stars in Easter Sunday…
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Can't wait for season 2: The dose of positivity that is Extraordinary Attorney Woo
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September 2, 2022

Can't wait for season 2: The dose of positivity that is Extraordinary Attorney Woo

By Rowena Wendy Lei
It seems that everything and everyone needs to be represented in media these days. Representation now goes beyond race, into gender…
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‘Hindi ako nag-iisa’
CommentaryPersona
August 27, 2022

‘Hindi ako nag-iisa’

By Rapa Lopa
Inspired by the homily of Bishop Soc Villegas, I decided to do my own imagined conversation with Uncle Ninoy to find out what he might want…
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