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Media Vigilant: Online Reports Note Reenacted Budget’s Link to Corruption
THE PHILIPPINE Congress adjourned this year without approving the 2019 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Some senators blamed the House of Representatives for submitting the GAB late, citing their colleagues’... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (December 15 to 19)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 15, 2018 Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2018 The Philippine Star, December 17, 2018 The Philippine Star, December 18, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2018 Read more
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Press Releases in the Guise of News
JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Manila Standard for publishing single-sourced stories on the House of Representatives’ supposed completion of President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda. Both reports come... Read more
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Federal Charter Railroaded: Media Missed House Vote Anomalies
AFTER THREE failed attempts at charter change during her own presidency, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may finally get her wish. On its third and final reading, the House... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (December 8 to 14)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 9, 2018 The Philippine Star, December 10, 2018 Malaya Business Insight, December 10, 2018 Malaya Business Insight, December 11, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 13,... Read more
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Revilla Plunder Acquittal: Only Some Reports Explained Liability Question
THE PORK barrel scam was arguably the biggest corruption scandal in recent years. The first court decision on one of the high profile cases filed in 2013 was announced... Read more
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Martial Law in Mindanao: With No Security Briefing, Why Extend?
FOR THE third time, martial law in Mindanao has been extended. A Joint Session of Congress on December 12 extended its effectivity until December 2019 with a total of... Read more
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Media Shoot Down ‘Ouster’ List
CHEERS TO online news site InterAksyon and ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for calling attention to the falsehoods in Paolo Duterte’s Facebook list of individuals and organizations allegedly conspiring to... Read more
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Journalists, Including Rappler’s Ressa Named Time ‘Person of the Year’
JOURNALISTS FROM four countries including RapplerChief Executive Officer and Executive Editor Maria Ressa are Time Magazine’s 2018 “Person of the Year.” Time honored the Philippines’ Ressa together with Jamal Khashoggi,... Read more
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Xi State Visit Aftermath: What Joint Energy Exploration?
AMID TENSION over China’s continuing intrusion in the West Philippine Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew to the Philippines on November 20 for a two-day state visit. It was... Read more