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Tonyo Cruz

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Writer, opinion columnist, and tito based in Quezon City/Metro Manila/PH

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 5d

Sharing my Manila Bulletin column this weekend:

ALL EYES ON CEBU

#CebuEarthquake

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 3d

"It's complicated" is phrase that's loaded and momentous for late Gen X and early Millennial people (aka Friendsters)

Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 3d

No regrets: A son's note about a teacher's last Teachers Day post

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 4d

WORLD TEACHERS DAY

Meet millennial Ruby Ana Bernardo, the new chair of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers. Youngest-ever at 33.

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 4d

Oct. 4 is the feast day of St. Francis.
Good day to remember his tocayo.

Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 4d

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 5d

Sharing my Manila Bulletin column this weekend:

ALL EYES ON CEBU

#CebuEarthquake

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 9d

Sino ang papalit kay Zaldy Co?

Ako Bicol third nominee Atty. Jan Chan is the only son of Atty. Joselito Chan, the founder of ChanRobles and Associates Law Firm and a noted labor law expert.

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 11d

My Manila Bulletin column this weekend:

Yes to more anti-corruption measures

"The public is not in the mood for more abuses of power, exceptions, evidence-tampering, cover-ups or escapes."

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 16d

Mendiola through the eyes of photojournalists

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The Rage from the Mendiola Protests, According to Photojournalists

On September 21, two Filipino photojournalists, Raffy Lerma and Ezra Acayan, captured the violent clashes in Mendiola as anti-corruption protests took place

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 16d

Power to the people

-- notes on the significance and direction of Sept. 21, 2025

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 17d

100,000 bumaha sa Luneta, as of 12 noon #StopKorap

Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 18d

Magandang umaga! Maayong buntag!

See you at Luneta!

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 18d

PWD groups denounce corruption, vows to take part in Luneta rally

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 18d

EARLY START TO LUNETA

4:30 am Chasing PRs (Politician Robbers) run from UP Diliman Oblation to Luneta

5:30 am Bikers of KontrakTOUR, Padyak Laban sa Kickback, Fixies Laban sa Fixers and Ridez Not Bribez assembly (6:30 am ride out to Luneta)

6:15 am Outrun Corruption run from Ayala Ave to Luneta

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 19d

Here's my Manila Bulletin column on the #Luneta and EDSA rallies

We're better and we deserve better than this

Read here: web.facebook.com/share/p/19hM...

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 19d

Marcos and Duterte received millions in contributions from contractors. Can—and will—they be held to account?

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Marcos and Duterte received millions in contributions from contractors. Can—and will—they be held to account? - PCIJ.org

President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte received tens of millions of pesos in campaign contributions from public works contractors despite a provision in the Omnibus Election Code that bans t...

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 21d

LOOK: Sept. 21 Luneta Rally call to action signatories

887 total from youth to people of faith, professionals, academe, movements, think tanks, and individuals

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Luneta Rally call to action signatories.pdf

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 22d

Protest Art for Sept. 21 Luneta Rally

Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 24d

LIBING THINGS: Cardema at Duterte Youth

Post-script sa katapusan ng trapo career ni Cardema, at ang pagbabalik ng Gabriela

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 25d

Collab against corruption

Tarantadong Kalbo, MacoyDubs, FTTM and Nutribun Republic are backing the Sept. 21 Luneta Rally

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 25d

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 25d

"Bahain ang Luneta": Call for Action for the Sept. 21 Luneta Rally Against Corruption

(and list of supporting/participating individuals and groups)

Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 25d

Time to take action: See you on Sept. 21 at Luneta

-- my Manila Bulletin column this weekend

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · 27d

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Tonyo Cruz @tonyocruz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati as new saints, in a canonization mass on Sept. 7 at St. Peter's.

Acutis, a UK-born Italian, died due to leukemia at 15 in 2006. Turin, Italy native son Frassati died from polio at 24 in 1925.