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Keywords: song lyrics, Lord of the Rings, turtles, coffee. 🇵🇭 Juris Doctor ’26 @UPCollegeofLaw , BSc ’22 @UPDPsych . He/him.
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There is no salvation in the saying of words—/ But what weapon do we use/ against that which oppresses & chokes?/ Silence overwhelms/ but we must keep on inventing the word/ that will smash/ the thick glass of air between us.
— Edel E. Garcellano, ‘Words’
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Grabe reklamo kayo nang reklamo sa init edi kayo na maging araw! Hindi niyo ba naiisip na nakakapagod umikot sa earth araw-araw!!! Magpahinga ka na Ra the universe doesn’t deserve you. We don’t have the worst sun god but the worst sentient beings in the solar system!!!
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Eraserheads’ “Ligaya” because it contains the immortal line “Gagawin ko ang lahat pati ang thesis mo” and that’s the real deal man
What's the best Filipino love song ever written?
I'm torn between "With A Smile" and "Bawat Daan."
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Are you a college student with maraming backlogs din po?
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Kung TATAY DIGONG ang tawag ng mga DDS kay Duterte bakit hindi nila tawagin si Mocha Uson ng INA MOCHA 🤔
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pwede bang AI na lang din yung president at vice president ng pilipinas
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Hindi ko makuha 'yung logic ng mga proud na Vatican at Pilipinas na lang ang walang divorce law.
Vatican City is sui generis, an ecclesiastical state. It only has around 800 citizens, an overwhelming majority of which are celibate clergymen. Paano magkakaroon ng divorce doon?
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Anong ire-reply ko sa UWU?
...nga pala hindi nga pala tayo???
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[A THREAD WHY INA MONTECILLO WAS THE BEST PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES]
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Sister Mary John Mananzan
• Benedictine nun
• PhD from the Pontifical Gregorian University (summa cum laude!!!)
• aktibista, peminista, co-founder of Gabriela
• protege of the great Fr Karl Rahner
and apparently,
• LGBT advocate
Her mind!!!
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Ang saya ng Latin class lalo na ‘pag sabay-sabay nagre-recite, parang may bigla na lang lalabas na demonyo.
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Magpi-print sana ako ng 1x1 pic para sa index card pero namali ng settings HAHAHAHAHA
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According to Ambeth Ocampo, when Mabini was jailed in Guam by the Americans, his warden once taunted him that Filipinos had no culture—no literature—to be proud of. As a response, Mabini asked for a pen & paper, then he wrote the entire Florante at Laura from memory.
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I think we can all agree that Ateneo de Manila University
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Whenever I See Girls & Boys Selling Lanterns on the Street: A Closer Look into the Phenomenon of Capitalism, Child Labor, & Exploitation in the Philippine Context
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Now we first batch of K-12 kids have finished six—yes, six!—years of high school & are off to college. Tell me, did we learn anything meaningful? Did the two years of additional schooling turn us into "lifelong learners" ready to be "globally competitive"? No? Thought so.
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Galit na galit ang drayber ng jeep na nasakyan ko. Kahit ano raw gawin nila hindi nila makakaya ang presyo ng bagong “jeep”. Lalo pa raw silang mababaon sa utang. “Tang-ina ni Duterte, akala ko matalino, ito ang pinakasalot na gobyerno!”
“Tang-ina niya!” sabi ng isa pang sakay.
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St. Thomas of Aquinas, pray for us.
Lactobacillus, protect us.
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May nagsabi dito dating bakit daw sa basketball kapag may galit bigla na lang nagsusuntukan bakit daw sa boxing matches wala namang biglang nagbabasketbol
NCAA | JUST IN:
JRU's John Amores - who once punched UP's Mark Belmonte and flared up against Letran's Kobe Monje - runs amok once again, punching at least three CSB players today before being restrained at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.
JRU trails CSB, 51-71.
#NCAASeason98
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1924. Yep, you read that right. JPE lived through 15 of the 16 presidencies. Considering that Aguinaldo died in ‘64, NAABUTAN NI ENRILE LAHAT NG NAGING PRESIDENTE NG PILIPINAS.
LOOK: Enrile's Certificate of Candidacy says he is a business woman |
#TheFilipinoVotes
@Joyceilas
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“Pinag-aral ka ng magulang mo tapos gan’yan lang gagawin mo” is symptomatic of how this society treats children as mere investments bound to repay their debt to their parents when they grow up. Under late capitalism, even relationships are commodified & measured based on utility.
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To those who mocked the Lumad kids who spoke during the UP Fair:
May you never be forced out of your homes & driven out of your lands. May you never have to fight for your right to go to school. May you never see your friends tortured & your parents brutalized.
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Pope Francis in The Two Popes (2019): We have spent these last years disciplining anyone who disagrees with our line on divorce, on birth control, on being gay, while our planet was being destroyed, while inequality grew like a cancer.
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[Main lib tour]
Librarian: To use the discussion room, there must be a minimum of three ppl. ‘Pag dalawa kasi baka kung ano gawin niyo.
Someone: *whispers* ...p’wede namang tatlo ah.
SKSKDHAHAHAHWJK
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What's better than finding a jowa? Finding related literature that backs up ALL your claims.
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Duterte: “Yak ipis!”
Ipis: “Yak Hitler diktador tuta pasista utak-pulbura mamamatay-tao tama na sobra na palitan na!!!”
WATCH: A cockroach crawls on
#PresidentDuterte
's shirt while delivering his speech during a campaign rally in Bohol.
@inquirerdotnet
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Well well well if it isn't the consequences of treating the holiday break as an actual break
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New sleepover game: Manuod ng KMJS ta’s paunahang pumalakpak sa bawat “‘di-umano” ni Jessica.
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Recently dawned on me how difficult it is to form long & meaningful friendships in college. Most already have their own circle of friends. Classmates change in a blink of an eye, & relationships are born out of mere convenience. If you have a solid support system, you're lucky.
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Isa ka ba sa mga taong pinagpapaliban 'yung task kahit na alam mo namang kaya mo nang gawin?
Chu and Choi (2005) called this 'active procrastination.' Whereas 'passive' procrastination is thought of as dysfunctional & self-effacing, active procrastination is quite positive 1/n
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Palaganas v. People 😭
hELPPPP MAY NAGSUNTUKAN DITO KASI NAGKA AGAWAN SA "MY WAY" SA KARAOKEH FJKSDHFJKHDSJKFHJKSD 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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And if the smallest coffins are the heaviest, how heavy is Myca’s?
The weight of the world cannot begin to equal the weight of a three-year-old’s coffin.
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So you mean to tell me we suspended classes in March 2020 when there were only a handful of cases but now with 33,169 and a positivity rate of 46% we're supposed to power through? Whack.
HIGHEST EVER
The Philippines logs 33,169 new
#COVID19
cases on Monday, January 10, 2022
Positivity rate at 46% based on 73,234 tests
Total at 2,998,530, with 157,526 active cases
145 new deaths; 52,293 total
3,725 new recoveries; 2,788,711 total
More:
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Siguro sa mas maayos na lipunan, walang UPCAT. Hindi premier state university ang UP. Walang premier state university. Lahat ng SUC's, parang UP. Lahat may pantay-pantay na pagkakataong makakuha ng kalidad na edukasyon nang libre. Sana.
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Did it hurt? When u realized u will never see your friends again as undergrads?
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Ideal place talagang magtago sa campus pag nagka-zombie apologist kasi may sunflowers na magpo-produce ng sun na pwedeng ipambili ng peashooters, wall-nuts, at iba pang panlaban sa zombies
LOOK: Sunflowers along the University Avenue are now in full bloom, a week before the UPD General Commencement Exercises. The University Council will virtually convene tomorrow to approve the graduation of over 3,000 graduating students.
📷: Kathleen Isaac
#Sablay2023
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The prof factor is infinitely frustrating. Getting a bad prof has far-reaching repercussions.
Minsan alam mong ‘di mo deserve grade na nakuha mo—na mai-immortalize sa transcript mo. Minsan wala ka talagang matututuhan sa klase. Madalas both.
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As a psych major, I am concerned about the lowering of the age of criminal liability as it goes against everything we know in child & developmental psychology.
As a human, I am simply appalled. How low & heartless have we become as a society.
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Oh my God na-split ‘yung Atom, RUN!!!!
Kilala n’yo ba siya?
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Sabi sa Diliman tour ang original Oblation statue raw ay nasa 3/F ng main lib ako sa’yo ‘kala ko pag-ibig mo ay tunay ngunit ‘di rin nagtagal lumabas din ang tunay na kulay ang iyong kilay ay mapagmataas at laging namimintas ngunit
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Gusto kong ibalik sa PMA ang laging binabato sa UP: Sayang ang tax namin sa’inyo.
Anong klaseng institusyon ang nagbubulag-bulagan sa matagal na palang umiiral na kultura ng karahasan? Hindi na nakapagtataka kung bakit nagiging utak-pulbura ang mga lider ng militar.
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All I see are stressed-out kids telling other stressed-out kids not to be stressed out.
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Balang araw ako naman lalapit sa parents ko at sasabihing "doktor na po ako" tapos maiiyak sila...kasi di naman ako nag-med school HAHA
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UST people: belabored doubts and vanquish whilom finals invoked coup to flip the script to a future finale matchup
The official UP account:
UP ended its UAAPSeason82 men’s basketball journey last night but not its fight to take home the prestigious 2019 Golden Kubeta Award. Alumni & friends, let’s show the same love and support for UP Diliman Palma Hall’s toilets! Last day of online poll is on Nov 15.
#UPFight
! 💚❤
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My favorite Gina Lopez story is when she was being grilled by a certain congressman for her anti-mining stance & obviously irritated, she retorted with something to the effect of, “Eh ikaw? ‘Di ba lima ang mining companies ng pamilya mo?” No wonder she was removed as DENR chief.
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Imagine how tired we are (college seniors, first K-12 batch)
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Prof. Maris Diokno on Imelda Marcos’s graft conviction: “Even if she doesn’t end up in jail, she will not be able to escape this fact: Today it has been cemented in history that she is a thief.”
History after all is the ultimate judge. No court can ever equal its verdict.
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“Version? Walang bersyon ang kasaysayan. Ang kasaysayan ay ang katotohanan! Walang ibang bersyon ang katotohanan!”
Mula sa Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3 (2019)
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Rethink why we make fun of those from this certain FB group. Their low qual pics, broken English, & characteristic aesthetics are manifestations of their class background.
Not everyone can afford an iPhone, education, & cultural capital needed to ascribe to your ‘standards.’
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click here ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ʜᴇʀᴇ
𝒸𝓁𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒
𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 ǝɹǝɥ ʞɔılɔ
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🄲🄻🄸🄲🄺 🄷🄴🅁🄴
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Backup plans in case this whole college thing doesn't work out:
1. Sasali sa PBB
2. Ghostwriter ng Precious Hearts Romances books
3. Tagahugas ng pinggan sa may Ermita
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If anything, Mayor Sanchez is solid proof why the death penalty shouldn’t be reinstated.
When he was convicted, there was a death penalty. But why did he evade it? Sino ba ang mga mahahatulan ng kamatayan? Under this rotten justice system, definitely not the rich & powerful!
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Sana magka-nCoV si Bato para agarang ‘tong tugunan ng gobyerno charot
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To All the Boys that Could’ve Been Our President but were Killed During Martial Law Hence Robbing them of their Futures & Us of a Shot at Getting a Leader Who Was Truly for the People
[Photos from OVP]
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Magmahal ng journalist.
Ta’s ‘pag ayaw mo na, sabihan mo lang ng—
BREAKING: Us.
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Six of the Philippine presidents were from UP—yep, that includes Marcos and GMA (post-grad). The majority of our Supreme Court Chief Justices, Senate Presidents, and House Speakers were also from UP.
If we’re so great, eh bakit ganito?
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May nag-RTR sa class.
Nangangampanya, NV: “..ayaw ko sa mga corrupt.”
Seatmate mutters under her breath: “Gurl ako rin, actually walang may gusto sa mga korap, ‘di ka special.”
Sksksksjsjskaks she snapped.
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Dear kapwa isko, don’t beat yourself up if you feel like your grades this sem don’t measure up to the barrage of uno postings on social media. Naturally, students with higher grades have more confidence in publicizing theirs, hence, higher grades are more readily visible. 1/n
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Let's talk about Duterte, Facebook, and the descent to dictatorship.
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Grabbed this from FB. Parang Half-Blood Prince levels itong Chem textbook na ito. Haha
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Bio lab prof asked a USC candidate something to the tune of “Bakit tuwing eleksyon lang kayo approachable?”
The formaldehyde-filled room almost exploded because someone just got incinerated.
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The vagrant on the MRT keeps on saying "Baboy, baboy, baboy" to the person passing by. "Baka, baka" to the next. "Tao, tao, tao" to the one after.
"What the fuck are you saying," quipped one curious fellow. "Oh, I have a gift. I can smell what you last ate."
#ManilaEncounters
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Have you ever had a sugar friend? Like, a rich friend who always treats you whenever you hang out & stuff? We all need a sugar friend
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I wonder what Bonifacio—the true revolutionary of the masses—would say when he sees that his name is now attached to a place like Bonifacio Global City.
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Grabe po ang lamig.
Ang lamig-lamig. [Anadiplosis]
Ah ‘di naman po masyadong malamig. [Antithesis]
Sakto lang po.
Parang ano,
Parang Baguio. [Allusion]
Na mas malamig po. [Juxtaposition]
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Most memorable coverage is the filing of human rights cases by the family of Negros death squad victims. Broke down after hearing their stories first-hand, Bishop Iñiguez had to comfort me.
Negros is a killing field where sugarcane plantations are irrigated with blood.
Farmers, lawyers, and human rights activists on Negros Island in the Philippines fear for their lives. They claim they’re being targeted by state-sanctioned death squads. On
@AJ101East
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Journalist friends: Pitting jeepney drivers against commuters is irresponsible journalism. Both are victims of a system that prioritizes the welfare of the few over that of the many.
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Josh Dy shared this to me:
Nababaligtad ang BS at BA sa Filipino.
Bachelor of Science (BS) nagiging Batsilyer sa Agham (BA). Bachelor of Arts (BA) nagiging Batsilyer sa Sining (BS). Cool.
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Another freshie tip: Make friends with people older than you. Upperclassmen, guards, maninidas—even professors.
Not only will you learn the ins & outs of the university from their (often unsolicited) advice, but you're sure to gain newfound perspectives in life.
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WE CONDEMN in the strongest possible terms the recent remarks of Drew Olivar saying that “UP students should just commit suicide in their school.” Suicide is an extremely serious matter that should never be thrown around lightly.
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Hello sa mga journ kids d’yan we break news, not hearts
bakit ba kayo baliw na baliw sa mga med and law students? nasaan ang appreciation para sa mga tulad kong MTAP champion charot
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Bukas na yung daan sa overpass from the campus to UPTC!!
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Send me noodles. Not your instant ramen, not your Lucky Me. I want your authentic mami, your Ling Nam wonton soup. Your piping hot broth. Your tender meat. The best noodles in town. I won’t judge. I’ll wait for your noodles.
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You know what else were legal? The Holocaust. Slave trade. Colonialism. Burning ‘witches’. Crucifixion.
Legality has never been a true meausure of morality.
The operations conducted by police and soldiers during which 14 persons were killed in Negros Oriental were legal. |
@cgonzalesINQ
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I can’t wait for the new freshies to realize that UP is not this monolith bastion of resistance the media portrays it to be.
Here you’ll meet Marcos loyalists, Duterte apologists, enablers of abuse, & the many privileged few insulated from social realities in their safe bubbles.
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Ultimate background music for cramming:
• Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor "Moonlight Sonata", Op. 27, No. 2, 3rd mov.
• Paganini's Caprice No. 24 in A minor
• Vivaldi's Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter"
Kundi ka pa ma-pressure ewan ko na lang.
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Wala pa ring tutumbas sa “Oo nga pala, hindi nga pala tayo” LANY ain’t got nothing on Moonstar88
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How old were you when you learned that "ani(ya)" is the shortened version of "wika ni(ya)"?
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Ano ‘to Grab may magkukulay ng buhok ko habang bumabiyahe?
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Ang cool talaga ng nerdiness (not smartness, just nerdiness) -- this state of being extremely enthusiastic about a certain thing like tardigrades, a particular protein, anything, and the excitement just jumps out. Go ahead, rave about the politics of Dune or the history of bread!
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I was told that the size of the human heart is roughly the same as that of a clenched fist.
I think about this everytime I raise my left fist—
In a way I’m symbolically raising my throbbing heart.
This is what’s inside: the fight.
The beat that will not stay put.
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———————————
Straight line
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dashed line
“But if you loved me, why’d you leave me?”
Koda line
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Maria Ressa’s arrest was never our wake-up call. Our wake-up call came lifetimes ago, when the innocents were slaughtered en masse, when priests & politicians were shot in the streets & dead kids were brazenly called “collateral damage.” So long as tyrants rule no one is safe.
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Welcome to the Philippines—where the bishop of Caloocan is a drug lord, opposition leaders are NPA combatants, journalists are enemies of the State, & dead children are mere collateral damage.
In the land of tyrants, the first war is against the truth.
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I don’t think Bato dela Rosa is a great ambassador for a barbershop.....
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Today we remember Leonard Co, one of the greatest field scientists & certainly the best ethnobotanist in our country’s history. Eight years ago he was shot by the PH Army 19th IB while conducting fieldwork in Leyte. His death was a tragic loss for humanity.
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At the end of the day UP stayed true to its name: Fighting Maroons. Fighting—present tense. Against all odds, fighting.
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This online thing sux because it's like normal school but the stressful parts are exponentially worse & the stuff you look forward to (seeing other ppl, friends, orgmates, the occasional inuman, kiosk food, even the mundane things like walking together) are painfully absent
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