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Idioms with impact

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Language may shape thought, but the way we joke, hint, or sidestep often says more. In our classrooms, where teachers balance modules and quiet...
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Reduplicatives in real life

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THEY slip into our speech like old jokes or fresh tsismis. You hear them everywhere—kids on swings, sari-sari store chika, even in a politician’s...
Between the Lines

Iran war update: Oil prices affected

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WE are now on day four of this conflict. As we all know, the United States and Israel are conducting joint military operations targeting...
From Hindsight

Bayan Naman Para sa mga Doktor

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THE government’s latest move to fund medical education is big news in a country where almost every doctor wants to fly away. The 2026...
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EDSA: A SCHOOL DAY FOR DEMOCRACY

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By February each year, a familiar dilemma returns to schools: should Feb. 25 be treated like any other busy Tuesday, complete with quizzes and...
METRO CEBU

When journalism is treated as terrorism

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On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly...
METRO BATANGAS

Lipeños tread the waters

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I have lived in Lipa City long enough to know where the boundary lies between quiet mornings and a string of incidents that unsettles...
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Protect Tarriela, protect WPS

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Some issues only feel “national” when they reach the dinner table. The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is one of them. You can ignore it...
Opinions

The flawed “consent”  in Nueva Vizcaya mining dispute

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“Enough is enough. Let us now raise our voices louder and demand accountability.” Bayombong Catholic Bishop Jose Elmer  Mangalinao   warned of worsening ecological damage in Nueva Vizcaya...
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Finally, a middle ground — but late

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Dinagyang has always been the kind of festival you can feel before you see. Still, let us be honest: for many Ilonggos, seeing is...
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