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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
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Court Denies Unsay Ampatuan’s Bail Petitions
SEVEN YEARS after the trial began, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court finally resolved to deny last May 30 the bail petitions filed by the main accused in the... Read more
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Maute in Marawi: Hazy Information at the Outbreak of Crisis
VIOLENCE STRUCK the province of Lanao del Sur anew when government troops clashed with the Maute group in Marawi City on the afternoon of May 23. Residents of... Read more
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No, Thank You to EU: Where Does the PH Stand on Human Rights?
THE RELATIVELY brief history of PH-EU relations has been a good one, with clear benefits for the two partners in many ways. In recent years, the 28-member bloc... Read more
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Looking Into Rice Importation
IN THE PHILIPPINES, few things are more important than rice, the supply and the cost of this basic food staple, which if not included in a meal, most Filipinos... Read more