Editorial Cartoons of the Week (October 19 to 25) Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2019 The Philippine Star, October 19, 2019 The Manila Times, October 21, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, October 22, 2019 Manila Standard, October 24, 2019 Duterte verbal orders: Designed to protect himself? JUST HOURS after President Rodrigo Duterte had received information about alleged corruption in the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office (PCSO), he ordered its gaming operations shut down. PCSO General Manager Royina Garma informed him of alleged irregularities on July 26. Despite the absence of any written directive, the order was... Explaining Inflation THE PHILIPPINE inflation rate has reached a nine-year high of 6.4%, exceeding the government estimate of 5.8% to 5.9%. But the Duterte regime describes it as “manageable” and “not alarming” even as the poor are struggling to cope with the high prices of basic commodities such as food.... Philippines’ Right versus China’s Might: Facts and Views on Sea Issues CHINA’S DE-FACTO occupation of almost the entire South China Sea has emerged as the most serious external security concern for the Philippines since World War II. The military installations built by China on reefs in the Spratlys have been accomplished without the benefit of a treaty nor scrutiny... Why fact check—and why Rappler and VERA Files By Luis V. Teodoro THE DESIGNATION by the social media giant Facebook of Rappler and VERA Files as fact- checkers of its news feeds was in recognition of the well-established truth that false information, or as it is popularly known today, “fake news”—an oxymoron because the primary characteristic of... Understanding the Commission on Human Rights Photo from the Commission on Human Rights official Facebook page ONE HUNDRED nineteen votes was what it took for the House of Representatives to downsize the budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to a piddling PHP1,000 for 2018. Congressmen, who acted on a motion by SAGIP Representative... Up Close and Personal: Bloggers in the “People’s Palace” “WE’RE IN interesting times wherein we are seeing bloggers with names become bigger than anyone… It’s a phenomenon that we have to embrace, at the same time we also have to control,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a February 20 press release. Social media played a... UN Special Rapporteur Visit: Reporting the Non-negotiable Procedures OVER 6,000 people have fallen since President Duterte’s election. Even before the president was sworn to office, the media began reporting killings of drug suspects or pushers as early as June. In July, local and international communities expressed their criticism of the continued violation of human rights and... How to Get Away with Machismo: An Easy Pass for Duterte AS CANDIDATE for the presidency, Rodrigo Duterte was open about his domestic affairs. His complicated marital status includes two families, one with his common-law wife and the other with his first wife who had their marriage annulled. He further admitted to having had two girlfriends at the same... From Fugitive to Ally: The Missing Story of Misuari’s Return NUR MISUARI, the country’s foremost Moro rebel who launched the separatist movement in the late ‘60s, is no stranger to the limelight. He has waged war against the government and has been hounded for it. His foray into mainstream politics in the ‘90s and his subsequent removal from the... « Previous1…9101112Next »
