Rappler Blogs

Avatar robots at graduation? Japan pioneered them

Published in Wasabi Writings

A public school in Taguig is the first in the Philippines to dress robots in toga to represent its graduates. The first in the world to do that was a university in Tokyo.

Perfectly OK to stay home, says One OK Rock

Published in Wasabi Writings

As we in mega Manila rush out to the streets and malls, the world-famous Japanese rock band urges fans to remain holed up at home the way they know best: through a music video

Shinzo Abe joins ‘Dancing on the Inside’ bandwagon

Published in Wasabi Writings

'STAY HOME.' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joins other prominent figures who have appeared on videos to the music of Gen Hoshino, urging people not to go to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Screenshot from Gen Hoshino's Instagram

Musician Gen Hoshino launches a campaign urging Japanese people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, drawing big-name volunteers

[OPINION] An open letter to DOH’s communications team

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'Please stay true to your commitment, DOH. Let us help each other inform the citizenry properly, because if we fail to do this, we cannot heal as one.'

A message to campus journalists: Your voice matters more than ever

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We need more storytellers to shine a light on issues that matter, especially now when scared and confused people are more susceptible to misleading posts and false information

[OPINION] A letter to the men and women behind paid trolls in the Philippines

Published in The Girl in the Dirty Shirt

The very least you can feel about all of this is a huge and crushing regret, and a conviction never to take on the job of chief disinformation architect ever again

[OPINION] Hugas-kamay: Why DIY solutions to a public problem will not keep us alive

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We must not only rely on individual efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The state has to fulfill its obligations first by addressing structural problems as they cut across classes.

WATCH: How to shift to a work-from-home life

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Too lazy and can't concentrate at home? Here's a glimpse of what a productive work-from-home day can be

[OPINION] Checking your privilege during the coronavirus pandemic

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'To ask whether a person is privileged (or not) only elicits unproductive discussions. The question we should ask instead should be: how do we make sense of the privilege that we have?'