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Controversial Grooming: Sparking Digital Debate
No matter how hard I try to keep up with Gen Z lingo, there’s always a fresh twist on an old word.
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Grumpy
Sleepy. That’s me. While watching “Snow White.” That’s the live-action version of the 1937 Disney film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”
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Bring him home
Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters have been organizing Bring-Him-Home prayer rallies since he was flown to The Hague. People Power 3, anyone?
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Corpus Juris: The ‘aswangs’ on Duterte’s drug war
“IF you destroy my country, I will kill you.” These words were uttered by former President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte on May 31, 2016.
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Sub-Saharan African
WHILE talking about a political candidate, I said, “Wala man nay hanaw.” A friend then replied, “Ang mobotar wala man pud hanaw.” And we both laughed. Haha.
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Kisapmata: A tale of domestic violence, incest and the struggle to freedom
“TATAY 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞.”
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Bittersweet anniversaries
MARCH 10 — a cocktail of contrasts stirred with memory, achievement, and caffeine. It marks my father’s 31st death anniversary, my 2nd year as a columnist, and, most dramatically, my first taste of coffee after an eight-day hiatus. Life’s trilogy of bittersweet ironies. Coincidence? Or life’s twisted way of keeping me entertained?
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Are you drugs?
KANA bang gisugo ka lang pagpalit ug asin sa merkado. Ug sa dihang pagbalik nimo sa balay, tua na si former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte sa Hague.
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Du30 detained: Justice or abuse?
FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his strict leadership, now finds himself in a troubling situation.
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Gayuma, rayuma
THE trailer of “Mickey 17” wasn’t exactly interesting.
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Celebrate PowHER of women
Women are warriors. I know this because I am one.
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Seventeen
SEVENTEEN has become my favorite number since 2015 when I was the 17th club president of the Rotary Club (RC) of Kalayaan Cagayan de Oro.
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