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Must dolphins dance to BTS <br> if they’re not free?
Commentary
July 19, 2021

Must dolphins dance to BTS
if they’re not free?

By Alya B. Honasan
VIEWERS had mixed reactions to a recent Facebook post by Ocean Adventure Subic, featuring both trained animals and staff dancing to the BTS…
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Lockdown is among Joel Lamangan’s best
Commentary
July 7, 2021

Lockdown is among Joel Lamangan’s best

By Pablo A. Tariman
Director Joel Lamangan with ‘Lockdown’ executive producer Jojo Barron Joel Lamangan’s Lockdown, with a compelling script by…
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Aquino’s death: The haunting
Commentary
July 2, 2021

Aquino’s death: The haunting

By Vergel O. Santos
The death, last week, of Benigno Aquino III caught everyone unawares not because it came suddenly but because the two years of illness…
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PNoy was my Clark Kent
Commentary
July 2, 2021

PNoy was my Clark Kent

By Conchita C. Razón
My Chair Rocks JUNE 24 used to be a fun day. I lived in San Juan, and everyone who lives there knows that it is “basaan” day, in…
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AWARE mourns death of PNoy
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June 25, 2021

AWARE mourns death of PNoy

By TheDiarist.Ph
We mourn the passing of former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, who wanted to be simply called  PNoy by his fellow Filipinos.  That…
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Dumbing down mythology: Why ‘Trese’ feels like a checklist of characters
Commentary
June 21, 2021

Dumbing down mythology: Why ‘Trese’ feels like a checklist of characters

By Anton Reyes
Based on the Filipino komiks of the same name, Trese is a Netflix animated series that follows Alexandra Trese as she solves supernatural…
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Where are the millennials and the GenZ? Helping, working tirelessly, quietly
Commentary
June 18, 2021

Where are the millennials and the GenZ? Helping, working tirelessly, quietly

By Rapa Lopa
Last Monday, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) had its June General Assembly (GA) to celebrate its past five years of public service. I…
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‘We’re almost there…’: BTS <br> reads the world’s mind yet again
Commentary
June 17, 2021

‘We’re almost there…’: BTS
reads the world’s mind yet again

By Nikko Dizon and Alya B. Honasan
From BigHit official Twitter, the rich imagery of the BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo set, that dwarfs the band onstage (“We’re almost…
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Trese—where stars come <br> and go faster than Voltes V
CommentaryVideo
June 14, 2021

Trese—where stars come
and go faster than Voltes V

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Credit: Netflix Philippines/YouTube TRESE Cast: Liza Soberano, Shay Mitchell Trese is one of the most anticipated shows on Netflix. An anime…
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Gino Gonzales on Filipino soft power—where? Beyond Independence Day
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June 11, 2021

Gino Gonzales on Filipino soft power—where? Beyond Independence Day

By Joy Rojas
For the World Economic Forum hosted by the Philippines in 2013, Gonzales designed a modern structure inspired by folk architecture at the…
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