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Degamo coverage: A case for reform of the election law
MEDIA HAVE not ceased in their coverage to follow up on the assassination of Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental, with eight others killed and 17 injured. Accounts quoted... Read more
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Media sideline injustices in De Lima’s six-year detention
HAVING SPENT six years in Camp Crame detention on trumped up drug charges, Leila de Lima has been subjected to political persecution. An elected Senator when her ordeal began,... Read more
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Carmelito “CQ” Francisco, 54
DAVAO-BASED Inquirer correspondent Carmelito “CQ” Francisco died of cardiac arrest on April 19, hours short of his 55th birthday. He was 54. Read more
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Media sensitivity and awareness warranted in High Court’s landmark ruling on rape
AT THE end of Women’s Month, the Supreme Court (SC) in a 40-page decision ruled on the crime of rape, defining the act as consummated “however slight” the penis... Read more
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Locals air concerns on biggest Balikatan yet
WITH 17,600 troops participating, this year’s Balikatan military exercises between the United States and the Philippines is the biggest yet, surpassing the 8,900 who participated last year. It includes... Read more
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Media cool to Marcos Jr.’s FOI policyÂ
THE MEMORANDUM Circular (MC) No. 15 issued by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin issued No. 15 left more official goings and public records blurry by the Palace as it updated... Read more
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Marcos follows Duterte’s model of disinformation
NOT SURPRISINGLY, Rodrigo Duterte’s successor, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has followed the model set before him. The goal of the Marcos return to power was stated clearly by... Read more
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Government ’s role in the spread of disinformation
EVEN BEFORE the pandemic, countries around the world showed up the symptoms of a social and political disease. Only a few have emerged unscathed from the affliction. Sadly, the... Read more
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Inquirer.net examines government’s neglect of farmers and agriculture
CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for a report that discusses the plight of farmers and fisherfolk. Journalist Kurt Dela Peña wrote the article, pointing to the irony in the country where... Read more
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ICC denies PH request to suspend investigation
THE PHILIPPINE government has been consistent in its response to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of drug-related crimes. Stated repeatedly and with slight variations on the theme, the... Read more