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The President’s Conspicuous Absence: Questioning Duterte’s Health
“SINO BANG walang sakit dito na 72 years old? Liars. Ibig sabihin healthy kayo lahat? (Who here is aged 72 with no illness? Liars. Are you saying that all... Read more
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Duterte Travels: A Price Check
AMONG THE qualities that have endeared him to his supporters, the president’s simple lifestyle and his disregard for the pomp and circumstance of his office have been notable.... Read more
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Curbing Fake News
By Luis V. Teodoro THE DANGERS to free expression and press freedom of Senate Bill 1492, which would penalize any person, group or media organization that deliberately spreads “fake... Read more
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Education Woes: Looking Into Public School Teacher Surplus, Shortage
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’s (DepEd) data shows the need for more than 38,000 public school teachers in the country. Ironically, the same database shows a surplus of public... Read more
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Back to The Hague: Bringing PH Maritime Issue Into the News Agenda
“WELL, WE are friends. We do not want to quarrel with you. We would want to maintain the present warm relationship. But if you force the issue, we... Read more
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Checking Aguirre’s Claim
JUSTICE IS truth in action*. For democracy to work, government officials are expected to be truthful when speaking to the people, sharing factual and accurate information and opinion... Read more
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Resorts World Manila Attack: Cautious Coverage of a Confusing Incident
THE MEDIA’S job is to inform the public, as accurately and as quickly as possible. In case of an attack — such as what happened in Resorts World... Read more
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Martial Law in Mindanao: The Press Steps Up
MARTIAL LAW is something the Philippine press takes very seriously. The journalists and media agencies that survived its ravages from the ‘70s to the ‘80s take pride... Read more
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The Media and Terrorism: Critical Failure in Critical Times
By Luis V. Teodoro THE DIFFERENCE between the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) interpretation of the June 2 Resorts World Manila incident as a robbery attempt rather than an act... Read more