Luis V. Teodoro, Author at CMFR | Page 8 of 11

  • His kind of people

    THE PHILIPPINE Daily Inquirer described President Benigno S. Aquino III as "affable" during his speech at the 9th MediaNation "Summit" last Friday, November 23, in contrast to his "combative"... Read more

  • The reign of impunity

    THE AMPATUAN Massacre of November 23, 2009 claimed the lives of 58 men and women, 32 of whom were journalists and media workers. It was the worst attack on... Read more

  • Media endorsing candidates

    United States (US) newspapers endorsed their preferred candidate for President a few days before the November 6 US elections. On the day of the elections themselves, some of the... Read more

  • A system of inherited power

    SENATOR ALAN Peter Cayetano, who’s been in the Senate together with his sister Pia for five years, and whose late father was himself a member of that body, said... Read more

  • Unworthy

    NOT FOR his distinguished legislative record—he practically had none—was Benigno S. Aquino III elected to the Philippine Presidency in 2010, but for his presumed libertarian and human rights heritage. Benigno... Read more

  • Nuisance candidates all

    THE PHILIPPINE media were having a field day last week at the expense of the usual batch of so-called "nuisance candidates" for various posts including the Senate who, every... Read more

  • Jailing Peter for John

    SENATOR EDGARDO J. Angara was asking what he thought was a rhetorical question last week as the Supreme Court was about to issue a temporary restraining order stopping for... Read more

  • Martial law reborn

    THE CYBERCRIME Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) has not only united those who have a Facebook or Twitter account, who have a blog or website, who access chat... Read more

  • Worst assault on free expression since 1972

    THE CYBERCRIME Prevention Act of 2012 is the worst assault on free expression since Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law 40 years ago if only for its potential to affect... Read more

  • Anomaly’s child

    MUCH OF the post-2010 expectations of the press and media community critical of the Arroyo administration’s antagonism to free expression and press freedom have not been realized during the... Read more