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Hyphenated

THERE IS no hyphen in “Filipino American.” It’s not solely a matter of punctuation but also of ideology. The majority-sanctioned assumption in the United States (US) is that everyone... Read more

Renato and Miriam, a most awaited act

THIS TIME she did not go solo, as is her regular act; she had a quartet to back her up, piping choo-choo-wah and, even with just that, managing to... Read more

The metrics of press freedom

IS IT possible to measure press freedom? I had asked the question in the early eighties when some publishers ventured to give critics some space to report and comment on... Read more

Brown-skin chauvinism: GMA-7, Clavio should apologize (updated)

JEERS TO GMA-7’s Arnold Clavio for his remarks on the Philippine national men’s football team, popularly known as “Azkals,” during the network’s morning program Unang Hirit last March 13. Read more

In exchange for trash

CHEERS TO Under Special Investigation (USI) of TV5 for its January 22 episode on female prostitutes living in a dumpsite and who accept trash from garbage collectors as payment... Read more

Re-evaluating anti-poverty strategy

CHEERS TO GMA News for its special report reviewing the poverty reduction and social development strategy of the government called “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps”. (24 Oras, Jan.... Read more

Making up the rules

ONE OF the least enlightening and least knowledgeable of the comments the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s publication last March 13 of the photographs of Corona trial defense witness Demetrio... Read more

Reporter mauled, shot in Metro Manila

A reporter of a national daily is in critical condition after unidentified men mauled and then shot him in Pasig City last 11 March 2012. The attack might... Read more

Making up for chances lost forever (Updated)

THE MOMENT we gripped hands Roland Simbulan and I were brought back to the same occasion. There, many months earlier, with our better halves, namesakes as happens—his own Chit Estella... Read more

Inquirer apologizes

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing photos of Corona defense witness Demetrio Vicente on its March 14 front page that was unflattering at least and malicious at... Read more

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