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Patricia has always been inspired by the witty yet innocent voice of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that she believes that writing is able to revolutionize ideas of society. She is a former college instructor from the Philippines and is currently a freelance writer and blogger managing her portfolio. She is open to collaboration and also loves reading and watching movies.

Philippines

The Fault in Mocha Uson’s Logic: Attacks in the Wrong Places

Patricia Abrihan Jun 6, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte currently caught the ire of most citizens again when he kissed a woman on the lips on live television. This coincides with his previous issues on rape remarks that by now should have been enough to make…
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Philippines

Logic: The Philippines Politics Beyond Popularity

Patricia Abrihan May 27, 2018

The Philippines politics is currently a circus — at least that is what some people accuse it of being. Not that a real circus is an embarrassment, but the idea behind its absurdity and deception makes it amusing — but a real circus is…
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Philippines

The Duterte Effect: When Idolatry Becomes Too Much

Patricia Abrihan May 16, 2018

The Philippines finally got a good chance at becoming one of the fastest growing countries in Asia. Surveys show that crime rates are lower — though International Courts have questioned the legitimacy — and the economy is seen as booming.…
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Science & Tech

Technology Kills Patience: The Generation that Does Not Wait

Patricia Abrihan Apr 11, 2018

How many of us are still willing to sit for at least thirty minutes to be served with whatever we want in a restaurant? How many of us are willing to start from the bottom then work our way to the top or to be patient to get a promotion?…
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Philippines

Why The Philippines Needs to Consider Divorce Law

Patricia Abrihan Apr 2, 2018

Why does the Philippines need to consider divorce law? My mom's friend was intoxicated with a date rape drug from a soda her "friend" gave her. The next thing she knew, she was sobbing while marching along the aisle, forced to marry the guy…
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World

Stephen Hawking Postulate: Human Triumph over Disabilities

Patricia Abrihan Mar 20, 2018

Stephen Hawking left us at 76 years of age. The one man who was able to explain the cosmos to us and to theorize about the beginning of everything. But if there was one challenge he faced all his life, it was the Lou Gehrig’s disease, a…
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Human Rights

Empowerment: Are Women Today Empowered or Defiant?

Patricia Abrihan Mar 19, 2018

What is a brave woman? What is empowerment? That is probably one of the hardest questions to answer. If we go back in time and look at how the feminine is viewed, we can agree that the feminine is considered the weaker gender. She is always…
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Science & Tech

The Bloody Truth: Are Blood Donations a Business?

Patricia Abrihan Mar 11, 2018

They say that you should donate blood so that you could save lives. You do it voluntarily and without pay, however, the people who need it do not get it for free. Blood donations are a lucrative business model, or is it?
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Philippines

Student Protesters: You are Only Hurting Yourselves

Patricia Abrihan Feb 16, 2018

Students getting involved in politics isn't news in the Philippines. Student protesters, who call themselves activists, allegedly fighting for the rights of their fellow men and standing for those who do not have a voice - at least that is…
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Science & Tech

Quitting Social Media: My Facebook Anxiety

Patricia Abrihan Feb 11, 2018

I can say I am a social media user. I use it every day and I can say that I had been victimized by the pressure that my online friends' lives put on me. Like many other people, I thought I needed to show the world that I was somebody, too.…
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