Danilo Araña Arao's Blog: Rising Sun

N.B. – This is the speech I read at the wake of Dean Luis V. Teodoro on March 15, 2023 at the Hope Chapel, Loyola Commonwealth in Quezon City. The video of my speech may be retrieved from the YouTube channel of DZUP. Una ko siyang nakilala bilang guro noong huling bahagi ng dekada 80. … Continue reading Parangal para kay Luis V. Teodoro (Agosto 24, 1941-Marso 13, 2023 →

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N.B. – Ito ay ang presentasyon ko sa pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media noong Nobyembre 28, 2022 hinggil sa Senate Resolution No. 191. Magandang pakinggan ang panawagang nakapaloob sa SRN 191 na magkaroon ng “inter-agency approach” sa pagbubuo ng mga polisiya para labanan ang pagkalat ng “pekeng balita.” Sa puntong … Continue reading SRN 191, peryodismo at “pekeng balita” →

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N.B. – This was published in my Konteksto column for Pinoy Weekly on December 4, 2021, the full text of which may also be retrieved from https://pinoyweekly.org/2021/12/reklamo/ Mahigit isang taon akong “nawala.” Huminto ako sa regular na pagsusulat para sa Pinoy Weekly noong Enero 2020. Nakabalik lang ngayong Nobyembre 2021. Ano ba’ng nangyari sa akin? … Continue reading “Reklamo” →

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N.B. – This was published in my Konteksto column for Pinoy Weekly on November 29, 2021, the full text of which may also be retrieved from https://pinoyweekly.org/2021/11/para-... Kumusta ka? May ginagawa ka ba? Puwede ba tayong mag-usap? Mabilis lang. Kung nababasa mo ito, alam mo na ang A, B, C. Kaya mo rin ba ang … Continue reading Para sa batang ayaw mag-aral →

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N.B. – This was published in my Konteksto column for Pinoy Weekly on November 18, 2021, the full text of which may also be retrieved from https://pinoyweekly.org/2021/11/libro... Opo, adik ako sa libro. Noon pa, mahilig na akong magbasa. Nagsimula sa komiks, nauwi sa magasin at napunta sa libro. Para sa katulad kong namulat noong Batas … Continue reading Libro bilang droga →

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N.B. – This is an open letter to my students at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman currently enrolled in the four undergraduate and graduate courses I am handling this semester. Thank you for taking the time to answer my email this morning, correctly labeled as “disposition check” by one of your classmates. That … Continue reading Open letter to my UPD students →

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N.B. – This is a press release I wrote announcing the online publication of Volume 47, Numbers 1-2 of Media Asia. An international peer reviewed journal bravely confronts a sensitive issue plaguing selected parts of Asia. Published by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, the Media Asia … Continue reading Media Asia analyzes repression and assertion in latest issue →

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N.B. – Ito po ang maikling talumpati sa online na paglunlunsad noong Agosto 31, 2020 ng aking librong Obhetibong Kritisismo: Mula Arroyo Hanggang Aquino na inilimbag ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman. Matatagpuan ang download link sa http://swfupdiliman.org/aklatangbayan/. Ang Obhetibong Kritisismo ay ang ika-anim kong libro ng mga sanaysay sa wikang Filipino. Sa … Continue reading Obhetibong Kritisismo: Talumpati sa paglulunsad at libreng download →

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N.B. – The full text of this special call for papers may also be retrieved from the AMIC website (https://amic.asia/media-asia-special-...). Media Asiapublished by AMIC and Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Media and the Pandemic SPECIAL CALL FOR PAPERS Have you recently conducted research on media and the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia? If your findings are … Continue reading Media Asia special call for papers: Media and the pandemic →

N.B. – This is the official statement of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) as regards the Red-baiting of a student organization by the NTF ELCAC and Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade. This is also posted on UP CMC’s official Facebook page (https://web.facebook.com/UPCMC/photos...). PRESS STATEMENT13 May 2020 NTF ELCAC, Parlade accountable … Continue reading NTF ELCAC, Parlade accountable for red-baiting UP CMC student org →