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Value-Added Reports on ICC Withdrawal
Screengrab from ICC’s website. CHEERS TO some media organizations for going beyond President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and providing relevant information about... Read more
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Missing out on the Witch-hunt: Delayed Media Attention on List of Terrorists
THE PRESIDENT’s love-hate relationship with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ended with him tagging them as a terror group, endangering the lives of 600 individuals... Read more
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Witness Identifies Suspect in Killing of Surigao Broadcaster
CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A witness has identified a suspect in the killing of radio broadcaster Christopher Lozada, who was gunned down in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur on 24... Read more
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Drug Raps against Espinosa et al Dropped: Everyone Caught by Surprise
OBVIOUSLY, INSIDERS in the Department of Justice (DOJ) were not happy about setting free well known drug personalities who had figured prominently in the government’s war against drugs.... Read more
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Two Impeachments, Separate Truths
By Melinda Quintos de Jesus NEWS ACCOUNTS tracking the House hearings of the Larry Gadon motion of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno make the inevitable reference to... Read more
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Media Missed the Point: Quasi-judicial Powers for Police
PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte on March 1 signed Republic Act 10973, giving subpoena powers to the police. It amended the Philippine National Police (PNP) law, allowing the PNP chief,... Read more
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Foreign Media and the Presidential Coverage
ON FEBRUARY 20, when Rappler reporter Pia Ranada was barred from Malacañang Palace, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also announced that foreign reporters are not allowed “as a matter... Read more
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What is a Quo Warranto? The People Want to Know
AS THOUGH the threat of impeachment were not enough, Chief Justice (CJ) Maria Lourdes Sereno now faces another challenge, her removal from office by quo warranto. What is... Read more
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Drowned by Drafts, Reports on Federalism Barely Scratch the Surface of the Subject
CHARTER CHANGE which pushes for a radical shift to a different system of government for the country is a huge and daunting undertaking. Deliberating on the issue of... Read more
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Marawi Prof Wants to Go Home to ‘Ground Zero’ to Look for USB Flash Drive Containing Her Writings
“Marawi Prof Wants to Go Home to ‘Ground Zero’ to Look for USB Flash Drive Containing Her Writings,” is published in MindaNews on February 25, 2018. By Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews... Read more