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âSystemic shortcomings:â Rappler spotlights not-so-PWD friendly rail system
CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth report and documentary on the plight of persons with disability (PWDs) who commute using the public rail system in Metro Manila. Both shed... Read more
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From the Newsrooms: Monsoon rains flood NCR; Price cap on rice
SUPER TYPHOON Goring, Typhoon Hanna and the prevailing southwest monsoons drenched Metro Manila, including some provinces in Northern Luzon and Western Visayas with continuous rain. Widespread flooding disrupted the... Read more
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Misplaced zeal: Media reports highlight potential âimpeachmentâ ahead of the discussion
WITH BUDGET talks underway, media are doing the right thing calling attention to the exchange on allocations and other issues related to the budget. Indeed, members of the minority... Read more
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Miguel âMikeâ Enriquez, 71
GMA NETWORK's long-time broadcast journalist Miguel âMikeâ Enriquez passed away on Tuesday, August 29. Enriquez battled with diabetes, underwent a heart bypass operation in 2018, and a kidney transplant... Read more
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Rappler reports examine DepEd, Coast Guard confidential, intel funds
CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth reports calling attention to the imbalanced allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) among agencies. Read more
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From the Newsrooms: Second teen killed by cops this month; More travel guidelines issued to curb trafficking
IN LESS than two weeks after the killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar made news, another teenager was shot and killed by the police in Rodriguez, Rizal. John Francis Ompad,... Read more
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Inquirer.net, CNN Philippines bare more serious woes beyond classroom âclutterâ
CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and CNN Philippines for reporting on the perennial problems of the education sector. This followed the Department of Educationâs (DepEd) move to âdeclutterâ classroom walls and... Read more
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A week of âisolated casesâ: Teenagerâs killing fits pattern of police misconduct
THE NAVOTAS City police, in an apparent attempt to mollify public outcry over the killing of another teenager, described the killing of Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar on August 2 as... Read more
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Another Kian? Police killing of Navotas teen prompts media scrutiny
ON AUGUST 2, Navotas City police shot and killed Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar, 17. The killing occurred during a raid that a city police official, Colonel Allan Umipig, said was... Read more
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From the Newsrooms: More voices against Manila Bay reclamation; Media focus on constituents in Makati-Taguig dispute needed
ANNOUNCING A policy action is mostly hit or miss for the government. As cited by news accounts, environmental groups and fisherfolk associations hailed President Marcosâ verbal order to stop... Read more