Voted early today as a journalist!
I’m standing with leaders who choose honesty, justice, and the common good — those who listen, and fight the right battles with us.
Vote wisely, folks! Damay-damay tayong lahat dito 🇵🇭
28.04.2025 06:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What first caught my eye was the chaos – books everywhere, piled like memories. In a quiet corner in PH’s business district, Mang Nanie offers something rare: a place to read, to belong, and to believe in stories again.
Here’s the story of Mang Nanie.
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26.04.2025 02:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What did 2022 teach us? A purist mindset loses elections. Politics is addition. Strategic alliances aren’t always pretty – but that’s how you win.
24.04.2025 07:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Asia mourns Pope’s death: ‘His humility brought many back to the fold of the Church’
Asian leaders paid tribute to Pope Francis, who championed the weak, the marginalised and the poor. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
I’ve wrestled with my faith, wounded by archaic teachings & scandals that rocked the Catholic Church.
But Pope Francis made me believe again.
Even when the Church felt distant, he stayed close to the least, the lost & the doubting.
Maraming salamat.
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21.04.2025 12:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Jesuit Pope always felt right. Pope Francis walked with the poor, the queer, the women, the cast aside. He faced fire among the conservatives, but he never wavered. He's a moral compass in a dark, chaotic world.
Rest easy, Lolo Kiko. Thank you for giving us hope.
21.04.2025 08:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Easter, everyone! 🙏🏻🐣
20.04.2025 00:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In the Philippines, well-entrenched dynastic clans have co-opted the party-list system that was meant to keep them in check.
The same families are set to dominate the May midterm polls.
On the @straits-times.bsky.social with Angie de Silva
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18.04.2025 23:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Defence Sec Pete Hegseth tells US allies Japan and the Philippines that ties remain “iron-clad,” but he skips South Korea in his maiden trip to the Indo-Pacific. @straits-times.bsky.social’s Walter Sim, Wendy Teo, and I look into what this means for the region.
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31.03.2025 03:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Will the Philippines filing a 2nd legal case vs China make any difference this time? History suggests the battle for the South China Sea won’t be won in a courtroom alone.
Explored the pros and cons for my Opinion cover for The Straits Times.
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24.03.2025 01:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How ironic that the strongman who built a legacy on bypassing due process now wants it for himself – a right that Duterte denied from the thousands brutally slain in his bloody drug war.
11.03.2025 06:25 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested over deadly drug war
The arrest comes amid his deepening rift with incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Rodrigo Duterte seemed untouchable once. But today, that facade has crumbled.
PH’s ex-strongman president is ARRESTED as the ICC issues warrant over crimes vs humanity over his brutal drug war that killed thousands.
Historic day.
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11.03.2025 03:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Guess who missed doing live sit-down interviews? 🙋🏻♀️
Catch The Straits Times’ exclusive interview with Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr tomorrow at noon!
Shot with Tiyak Studio
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15.02.2025 08:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We spoke to Filipino immigrants in the US, including those who reached the country legally and have no criminal records, who are worried Trump’s tougher immigration policy would target them, too. They believe no one is safe.
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09.02.2025 03:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The House moves as the president wishes.
So even if Marcos has repeatedly said in public that he doesn’t back Duterte’s impeachment, the actions of his allies tell us the truth.
And who was the first to sign Duterte’s impeachment case? Sandro Marcos, the president’s son.
05.02.2025 10:11 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Philippine V-P Sara Duterte impeached for alleged misuse of funds
VP Duterte's impeachment signals intensified feud with her former ally President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sara Duterte’s impeachment by the House dominated by Bongbong Marcos’ allies is the ultimate sign that the UniTeam of 2022 was a scam.
When politicians play their game of thrones, the Filipino people lose.
Kaya pa, Pinas?
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05.02.2025 08:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Philippines eyes stricter anti-spy laws as fears of foreign espionage grow
The move comes as tensions mount over the South China Sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Philippine government suspects China has “extensive operations” to infiltrate the country’s security infrastructure. The NSC says to expect more arrests of suspected spies in the coming weeks.
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30.01.2025 08:43 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
When the world feels like it’s slipping into darkness, all the more reason for us to keep the light burning. Doing what’s good isn’t just important; it’s also an act of defiance.
21.01.2025 05:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Buena mano for 2025: Grateful for the chance to talk about journalism and fighting disinformation with members of Angat Kabataan Valenzuela! Please keep on doing the amazing work you guys are doing. Tuloy lang! 💗
19.01.2025 08:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Manila airport ranked the world’s worst. Can privatisation deliver a makeover?
A private consortium has taken on the huge task of turning Manila's airport into a world-class gateway. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Flying out of Manila’s airport used to mean packing a lot of patience alongside your passport.
But now that a private consortium has taken over, there’s cautious optimism that what’s been dubbed as the world’s worst airport could one day be world class.
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12.01.2025 02:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Still have that LSS from Tiktok’s “Ice cream yummy” craze?
Tatay Peng, who went viral for the dance, is among the Filipino breadwinners who have jumped on the NPC livestreaming trend to help put food on the table. My latest for The Straits Times!
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04.01.2025 01:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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