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Rewriting History: Learning or Propaganda?

HISTORICAL REVISIONISM has long been an issue in the country, even before Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assumed the presidency. A team of scholars did academic research to establish how disinformation networks in social media platforms primed the ground for his candidacy and victory. The Marcos family has capitalized on these...

Special Treatment or Considerate Handling: PDEA Double Standard Observed in Remulla Son’s Case

THE MEDIA reported the arrest last October 11 of a certain Juanito Jose Diaz Remulla III, who turned to be the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla. Through a “controlled delivery” operation, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested the secretary’s son after he received a parcel...

Facts or Fake News: Identifying Sources and Earning Public Trust

NINE OUT of ten Filipino adults or 86% said “fake news” is a problem. This is according to the October 11 Pulse Asia Research Inc. survey on September 17 to 21 via face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults nationwide.

Two Birds with One Stone: Marcos Jr’s Policies on China and the US

WHEN CAMPAIGNING for the Presidency, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. described Duterte’s China policy of avoiding confrontation in the West Philippine Sea as the ”right way to go.” There are signs, however, that as President, Marcos Jr. has begun to review the foreign policy blueprint left by his predecessor.

Unity or Continuity: Marcos Jr. on the Leila de Lima case

A “NEAR-DEATH experience” was how former Senator Leila de Lima described the harrowing hostage-taking she endured in the early hours of October 9, 2022 at the Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame. An inmate attempting to escape the facility held De Lima hostage...

Media’s notes on Marcos first 100 days

DESPITE A hundred days in Malacañang – June 30 to October 8 – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has yet to show that he has really taken over as Chief Executive, although he has visibly enjoyed the perks of the Presidency.

One signature away: Mandatory SIM registration bill

THE SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) Registration Act is poised to become the “first of many” laws passed during the Marcos Jr. presidency, according to Rep. Martin Romualdez, House Speaker and presidential cousin. Railroaded in both chambers of the 19th Congress, the bill is awaiting the signature of President Marcos...

Three trips in a month: What did Filipinos gain?

RODRIGO DUTERTE set a record as President by making 19 foreign trips in his first year in office. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made three so far in one month, with quite a bit of time before marking his 100th day in office.

More than lines on a map: Re the Maguindanao split

THE PEOPLE of Maguindanao have spoken. The plebiscite on September 17 confirmed the split of the province into two -- Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.

Martial law @ 50: Media repression then and now

SEPTEMBER 21 marks one of the darkest days of Philippines history, when President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation 1081 revoking all civil liberties, shutting down the democratic system of government, and removing all checks and balances so he could establish himself as a dictator backed by the military and police.

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