We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Paradigm shift in the killing of journalists THE NUMBERS alone should be cause for concern. The killing of journalists is continuing, with 134 killed in the line of duty out of a total number of 201 killed since 1986. Sixteen have been killed since 2010, when Benigno Aquino III assumed the Presidency—on a promise, one might... Resolving conflicts of interest By Luis V. Teodoro CONFLICTS BETWEEN public interest—the public right to, and its stake in, unbiased and fair reporting as a critical factor in the formation of opinion and in decision-making—and the interests of the owners of the news media are almost inevitable, whether in the Philippines or in those... Image-making or information? By Luis V. Teodoro AMONG PUBLIC officials as well as those other individuals whose jobs and functions in society put them in the public eye, how they are perceived by others, as dictated by their interests, has become more and more critical. Beyond economics BY LUIS V. TEODORO DRAFTED IN the wake of the bitter struggles of the martial law period, and drawing from the lessons of that experience, the 1987 Constitution contains provisions meant to prevent the repetition of that terrible time, and to encourage the flowering of democratic choice. In a pig’s eye CARTOONS HAVE been part of Philippine newspapers since the late Spanish era. They flourished in the reformist press during the propaganda and revolutionary period, and gained greater popularity during US colonization despite political constraints. No sympathy for whistleblowers IN SPITE of the potentially big push they could give the effort against the perpetual plague of official corruption, whistleblowers don’t find any encouragement where it matters. For all its vociferous avowals on corruption, not even the present government is impressed. Mixed blessing THE PHILIPPINE blogging community is divided over whether to draft and/or adopt a code of ethical conduct that would govern online expression. As early as the onset of this century—before the advent of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks over the Internet—some bloggers were already saying that the... Party-list System: Quo Vadis? THE ISSUE needs some breathing space, much clearing of previously held notions and impressions. At the heart of the misunderstanding is the impression, mine included and also held by many, that the framers of the 1987 Constitution were incorporating the Party-list System into our electoral process primarily to benefit... More on 2013 Elections I think we have done it again, making bad out of something good. Automated elections were hailed the first time around, as the speed with which winners were proclaimed made everyone wonder why it took us so long to turn to our system to machines. For sure, there were grave doubts... A national fantasy “POLITICAL MATURITY” is one of our great national hang-ups. We like wearing it for the same reason that a child given to fantasies of adulthood likes wearing Mom’s large, high-heeled shoes. « Previous1…34567…9Next »
