Raisa Serafica
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Mountain View, CA, United States
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The power of genuine connections
So what can members expect in the coming weeks? → Read More
LIVE UPDATES: President Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address
Less than 12 months before he steps down from office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. Duterte’s SONA 2021, his annual speech for both houses of Congress, is taking place at the Batasang Pambansa at 4 pm (Manila time) on Monday. Set to be attended by members of the Senate and the House of… → Read More
#StopTheKillingsPH: The bumpy road to upholding rule of law
Killings point to a culture where life comes cheap and the ‘quickest way to end a dispute and settle a grievance is to kill.’ How do we address this? → Read More
[OPINION] Let 2021 be a year of reckoning
As we wrap up the year, the question that we need to ask ourselves is how we want this story of violence and senseless killings to end → Read More
With anti-terror law, police-sponsored hate and disinformation even more dangerous
(UPDATED) Data show that police pages habitually publish disinformation or amplify content from fake news purveyors and hate-mongers. This could put targets in harm's way. → Read More
ABS-CBN employees to lawmakers: Renew franchise so we can continue to serve
ABS-CBN employees break their silence on social media to share personal stories, in a bid to put a human face on the 11,000 figure often mentioned in hearings and news reports → Read More
In the fight vs COVID-19, these women mayors didn't take chances
Mayors Trina Firmalo-Fabic of Odiongan, Romblon, and Krisel Lagman-Luistro of Tabaco, Albay, consult their constituents and get creative in their response to the health crisis → Read More
'I don’t feel safe, Facebook': After discovery of ghost accounts, users demand better account protection
Facebook users harness their own online community to report and flag these suspicious accounts → Read More
NUJP urges Filipinos resist closure order vs ABS-CBN in online candle-lighting protest
'Even as our people battle a deadly pandemic, it carries out an underhanded assault on freedom of the press and of expression,' NUJP says in a statement → Read More
Pay it forward: Coronavirus survivors urge others who recovered to donate blood
Survivors can donate blood to the Philippine General Hospital and contribute in its experimental treatment being carried out to help patients with severe coronavirus symptoms → Read More
Staying compassionate in the time of coronavirus
It’s the most rational and ethical thing to do to help slow down the spread of this pandemic → Read More
[OPINION] Let us not call Filipino voters ‘bobo’
Filipino voters are not 'bobo'. They are coming from a legitimate, deeply-rooted desire to see things change. → Read More
[OPINION] What can you do besides voting?
This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to Rappler subscribers on May 3, 2019. I am Raisa Serafica and I head MovePH, Rappler’s civic engagement arm. Our unit is in charge of growing a community of advocates through campaigns, trainings, events, and other activities. I mostly enjoy elections because of the community engagement and energy Filipinos display during this time. Comments sections could… → Read More
What I wish happened when I got bullied
'Whatever form it takes, bullying all boils down to a struggle for power, to the need to feel dominant' → Read More
4 things to know about the Mendiola Massacre
Former Agrarian Reform chief Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano, then secretary-general of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, is one of the many farmers who were at the Mendiola protest in 1987 → Read More
How individuals, groups came together to fight lies in 2018
As online disinformation becomes widespread, media groups collaborate toward fighting disinformation, improving media literacy, and protecting press freedom → Read More
Experts warn Cebuanos vs anonymous Facebook pages
At Move Cebu, journalist Sol Amante says Cebuanos should take posts from anonymous Facebook pages with a 'handful' of salt → Read More
#EarthquakePH: What to do during aftershocks
Here are 3 things to do during aftershocks, according to Phivolcs → Read More
Power in Her Story: Women publishing books for women
Power in Her Story, a women-centered publishing house, releases its first book. 'I Love my Body,' to teach kids that they own their body. It is written by women's rights advocate Nikki Luna and illustrated by Julienne Dadivas → Read More
I survived UP
My 5 years in UP seemed like a perpetual cycle of survival. Many students next in line are still trapped in the same financial merry-go-round. → Read More