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Who’s Afraid of Vaginas?
TWO YEARS in office, President Rodrigo Duterte has joked about rape, insulted women and teased ladies with sexual innuendos. In many occasions, women groups called him out for... Read more
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Delayed Reaction to the Postponement of Barangay Elections
CLEARLY, President Duterte’s strongman style and his determination to silence the opposition and destroy the system of checks and balances in government may have primed the public to... Read more
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Battle of Sources: Confusion on CJ Sereno’s Leave
WAS IT a wellness leave or an indefinite one? Scheduled or forced? The legal team of Supreme Court Chief Justice (CJ) Maria Lourdes Sereno announced on February 27... Read more
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Explaining Sereno’s Impeachment
CHEERS TO TV5’s Aksyon for a brief explainer on the impeachment case against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The explainer came after the House Committee on Justice concluded... Read more
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Frigate Hearing: Threads worth Exploring
CHEERS TO Rappler for capturing salient points during the Senate probe on the Frigates Acquisition Project (FAP) of the Philippine Navy. The hearing was conducted Monday, February 19, following the... Read more
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Irresponsible and Careless: An Uninformed Psychological Assessment of Sereno Makes It Big with Some Media
JEERS TO some media organizations for going along with a worthless opinion of a psychologist judging the mental health of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Geraldine Tria, a... Read more
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Leaving Urgent Questions Unanswered in the Dengvaxia Controversy
THE DENGVAXIA controversy reflects a policy issue, with critical implications for public health. Unfortunately, there are questions of governance that have drawn out the worst partisan reactions. So... Read more
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Radio Anchor Mauled in Negros Occidental
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two men injured a local radio anchor in Talisay, Negros Occidental on 16 February 2018. On February 27, the victim filed a complaint against one of... Read more
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Benham Rise: Media’s Obligation to Report on China’s Maritime Interests
CHINA HAS taken interest in the eastern seaboard of the Philippines where the underwater plateau Benham Rise sits with its wealth of marine resources. Renamed Philippine Rise, the... Read more
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TV host blames victim of gang-rape
Screengrab from Inquirer.net. JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s host Anthony Taberna for his sexist remarks about a gang-rape incident in Caloocan City. In the news segment of Umagang Kay Ganda... Read more