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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (July 27 to August 2)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 27, 2019 The Manila Times, July 27, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, July 29, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 31, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, August 2,... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (July 20 to 26)

The Philippine Star, July 20, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, July 22, 2019 Manila Standard, July 23, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2019 The Philippine Star, July 24, 2019 Read more

Tracking the President

WHERE IS the president? This question has come up often enough when journalists covering the president have nothing to report, and have no idea where he might be — not... Read more

Five Months of the Rice “Tariffication” Law: Impact on Farmers, Public Missing

FIVE MONTHS after its passage, the Rice Liberalization Act (RA 11203) is back in the news. Signed in February, RA 11203 was set to address the shortage in affordable... Read more

Boracay Flood: Work Unfinished

TOGETHER WITH the social media posts of tourists and residents wading in floodwaters, media reported the floods in Boracay last week which was brought by rains because of the... Read more

National Dengue Alert: Beyond the Numbers

DENGUE CASES are on the rise. The Department of Health (DOH) said there have been 106,630 dengue cases nationwide from January 1 to June 29, 2019. Media reports noted... Read more

Weapons of Partisanship, Instruments of Abuse

THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) has filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) charges of sedition and obstruction of justice, among other offenses, against members of the opposition, lawyers,... Read more

Bills Renewing CBCP, TV5 Franchises Lapse into Law

THE BILLS renewing the broadcast franchises of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and TV5 network for another 25 years have lapsed into law. Without acting on... Read more

COCONET II: Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp

APPLICATIONS FOR “Connecting Communities & Networks” (COCONET), a platform for digital rights movement building in Southeast Asia, are now open. Filmmakers, researchers, journalists, human rights advocates and technologists from... Read more

DANGEROUS AND UNNECESSARY

IF PASSED INTO LAW, Senate Bill Number 9, the “Anti-False Content Act” would not only abridge free expression and press freedom that is protected by Article III Section 4... Read more