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𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 – 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐛
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗚. 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 As a young reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer in the 1990s,

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗚. 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 As a young reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer in the 1990s,

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆.” — Jose Rizal

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 The recent escalation between Iran and Israel sent ripples of concern across the

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 YouTube, Tiktok and Reels are buzzing like a wet market on a Sunday,

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 Corruption festers like a wound in the Philippines, draining our nation’s soul and sapping