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More Mud from Mocha

CMFR would rather ignore Mocha Uson. But she is a public official, involved in presidential communication. AS SUCH, what she says or blogs should be subject to scrutiny. She is not as she has claimed, just a blogger and not held to journalistic standards. She is a public...

Keeping Tabs on the BBL

DURING THE turnover ceremony of the new Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) draft in Malacañang on July 17, Bangsamoro Transition Committee (BTC) chair Ghazali Jaafar proclaimed it as the “best antidote to violent extremism,” in light of the Marawi siege. Yet, the promise of the BBL remains uncertain despite...

Talking Heads and Human Rights: Media’s Poor Grasp of Something Basic

CRITICISM OF the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reflected the limited understanding of and even a lack of appreciation of human rights. Social media threads hold the angry accusations of netizens against CHR for siding with alleged drug suspects killed in police operations, and being silent when...

No EJKs? Remember Zenaida Luz

CMFR CHEERS Philippine Daily Inquirer for recalling the case of Zenaida Luz, an anti-crime crusader who was killed in October last year in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, amidst the claim of the police that there are no extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under President Rodrigo Duterte’s watch. (“No EJK? Kin cite slain...

Dissenting Opinions on the De Lima Case

THE PUBLIC must learn to appreciate the value of dissenting opinions on Supreme Court decisions, especially in landmark cases that may affect the state of human rights and due process in Philippine society. On October 10, the Supreme Court (SC) by vote of 9-6 junked detained Senator Leila...

Spotlight on Women Patrols in Pateros

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte and the Philippine National Police (PNP) had stuck it out for over a year with a brutal and iron-fisted approach in the fight against drugs, including the killing of thousands of suspects. Meanwhile, a group of women are leading the way in their community to...

Understanding Survey Results: More than just Numbers

PUBLIC OPINION surveys are a way to assess what people think. It involves a methodology that has been proven accurate in tracking changes in attitudes and opinions. Polls give the public a snapshot of a target population’s views on certain matters at a given point in time. Public...

Conscientious in Cebu, Bloodless in Bogo: Oplan Pokemon, Tight Cooperation Bring Desirable Results

IS IT possible to wage a bloodless war against illegal drugs? Cebu and Bogo City show the way. A year into President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, the grim scene of dead bodies night after night has created a new norm in crime reporting: the killing of alleged suspects is an...

A Game of Musical Chairs: Drug War Back to PDEA

FROM PNP to PDEA – once more. President Rodrigo Duterte passed the responsibility for all anti-illegal drug operations to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) with a memorandum order on October 10. The announcement came on October 11, hours after the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) filed a...

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: Misguided Tirade

IRKED BY what he thought was a threat by the European Union (EU) to delist the country from the United Nations (UN), President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed yet another expletive-laden statement on October 12, demanding EU envoys to leave the country in 24 hours. “And they threatened us, I...