US airman self-immolates, calls for 'free Palestine'

Indian farmers protest against agricultural reforms

US report: Beijing's South China Sea claims unlawful

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[Opinion] There is no Ultimate Truth from the Marcoses

Ever since the 2022 Philippine Elections last month, and even before that, a question occasionally appears in mind: do Marcos loyalists —...

Timothy Gerard Palugod

Jun 29, 2022

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US airman self-immolates, calls for 'free Palestine'

In an extreme act of political protest, US Air Force senior airman Aaron Bushnell, 25, set himself on fire as he called for a "free...

Timothy Gerard Palugod

Feb 27, 2024

Indian farmers protest against agricultural reforms

(Archive: Originally published in The ASEAN Youth Journal, March 2021) Farmers in India have been protesting for months after the...

Timothy Gerard Palugod

Feb 24, 2024

US report: Beijing's South China Sea claims unlawful

(Archive: Originally published in The ASEAN Youth Journal, January 2022) The United States has concluded in a 47-page report that China's...

Timothy Gerard Palugod

Feb 24, 2024

ASEAN on recent Israeli state violence: 'Exercise restraint, de-escalate tensions'

(Archive: Originally published in The ASEAN Youth Journal, July 2021) The persisting Israeli aggression on Palestinians had reached...

Timothy Gerard Palugod

Feb 24, 2024

Sentimental new hire wears scruffy laurel crown

Date: 10 Dec 2023 Almost a year after the inauguration of Marcos Jr. as president, The Philippine STAR hired me as a desk editor. When...

Timothy Gerard Palugod

Jan 25, 2024

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ABOUT THE BLOG

The Mermen Journal is a blog, not a legitimate news site. This is where I practice journalism. Originally published in Blogspot to serve as my collection of classroom articles, it has relocated to meet demand for online portfolios.

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WHAT'S WITH THE NAME?

"The Mermen Journal" is a silly name I came up with when I was young, and I stuck with it because it is cute. There is nothing much to explain.

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