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Duterte’s Drug War: Debunking Presumption of Regularity

THE NUMBER of deaths in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs rises by the day, raising concerns and eliciting criticism not only from some Filipinos but also from lawmakers and human rights advocates both here and abroad. Duterte and Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela...

State of Lawless Violence: Media’s Watchdog Role Crucial

MEDIA’S RESPONSIBILITY to provide information and to explain what’s going on has become even more crucial in the context of the recent actions of the Duterte administration that may have an impact on civil liberties. Shortly before 5 a.m. of Sept. 3, President Rodrigo Duterte told a group...

Lowering the Age of Criminal Liability: What to Be Considered?

AMONG THE first bills filed in the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress was House Bill No. 002 of Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez and Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro to lower the age of criminal liability from 15 to nine. The measure, according to Alvarez and...

Censorship by the Gun

First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Talk of the Town on July 10, 2016 IN RESPONSE to a question raised during one of his press conferences in June about the killing of journalists, then President-elect Rodrigo Duterte echoed a recurring narrative in the public mind: the belief...

Public Service Broadcasting: Will It Work in the Philippines?

THE NEW administration has well demonstrated its political will in certain aspects of governance. The public continues to support its initiatives. This same determination is about to transform government media and communication agencies, according to the new Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. In an interview in ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC)...

Duterte’s Drug War: Debunking Presumption of Regularity

State of Lawless Violence: Media’s Watchdog Role Crucial

Lowering the Age of Criminal Liability: What to Be Considered?

Censorship by the Gun

Public Service Broadcasting: Will It Work in the Philippines?

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