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Cayetano, Velasco, and Sara Duterte
SPEAKER ALAN Peter Cayetano (1st Dist., Taguig City) finally tendered his irrevocable resignation and conceded the fight for speakership after an election that gave Rep. Lord Allan Velasco the... Read more
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Roque’s publicity stunt diverts media attention from tourism issues
THE EIGHT months of strict lockdowns severely affected the country’s tourism sector with an estimated PHP190 billion in lost revenues. The restart is being done in phases. Only two... Read more
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JVOJS 2020: Philstar.com’s Camille Diola receives CMFR Award of Distinction; ABS-CBN’S Christian Esguerra named Marshall McLuhan Fellow
DUE TO the pandemic, CMFR held the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar online on Friday, October 9, 2020. The program featured a panel of six journalists chosen on the... Read more
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Cheers! Rappler takes a long hard look at misplaced priorities in 2021 budget
MEDIA HAVE faithfully followed the budget discussion in the HOR. But much of the reporting has been limited to accounts focused on the deliberations on the allocations for each... Read more
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Unesco retains “unresolved” classification of Ampatuan massacre after appeal by groups, individuals
HUMAN RIGHTS advocates hailed the decision of Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, promulgated on 19 December 2019 which found the primary accused in the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao of 58 persons,... Read more
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Is there more to the no-el trial balloon?
THE MEDIA did not quite know what to make of the suggestion. Comelec officials were at the House of Representatives on September 24 to brief lawmakers about its budget... Read more
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Inquirer calls out gaps in COVID response as cases reach 300K
THE PHILIPPINES breached the 300,000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases on September 26, a most unwelcome development for a country that has imposed the longest lockdown in the world.... Read more
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Reduced physical distancing: Another flawed policy from the IATF
THE PROPOSAL to gradually reduce physical distancing in public transport served to demonstrate once again the flawed policy-making process that has marred the IATF’s response to the pandemic. In... Read more
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House leadership brouhaha sidelines budget woes
ALL EYES WERE on the House of Representatives amid rumors of an ouster bid against Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano (1st Dist., Taguig City) because of complaints over the budget... Read more
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Task Force PhilHealth unable to explain why Duque got off
THE PHILHEALTH scandal that diverted public health funds to private pockets made the pandemic even more difficult to bear for Filipinos already suffering economic deprivation and the continuing spread... Read more