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Flagging More Risks for Youth: DepEd’s Random Drug Tests

THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) released on August 8 DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2017 (DO 40, s.2017) which implements the policy of carrying out random drug tests in public and private secondary schools nationwide. Section V of the order says that tests aims to “determine the prevalence of...

Capitalizing on A Victim’s Grief: GMA-7’s Insensitive Interview

AMID GOVERNMENT claims that it is now safer on the streets, the spate of killings in the war on drugs continues, with more children and minors added to the list of casualties. Happening within two days of each other, the killings of 17 year-old Kian delos Santos...

Still Most Shabulized? TV5’s Aksyon Checks Duterte’s Iloilo Drug Figures

“YOU ASKED for the assignment sa Leyte. Namatay ang mayor doon. You asked for another assignment sa Ozamiz, namatay ang mayor doon, si Parojinog. Ngayon, gusto mo sa Iloilo, kasi si Mabilog has been identified as a protector-mayor. Mabuhay kaya siya?” The president’s question to Chief Inspector Jovie...

Fact-checking a Flip-flopping President

THE PRESIDENT’S words become public policy. So when President Duterte says something, media must be quick to examine the impact of his pronouncements. CMFR cheers VERA Files for its efforts in fact-checking Duterte’s statements, pointing out the inconsistency of the positions he has taken on the government’s bloody...

Navigating The Gridlock: The Grab, Uber Mess and Commuter Experience

THE OPERATION in the Philippines in recent years of transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Grab and Uber offered the commuting public a new and welcome option, but it has not been without controversy. Issues of compliance with local regulations had plagued both Grab and Uber. Shortly after...

Reporting the ASEAN Joint Communique: The Radical Shift in PH Foreign Policy

Better late than never. This seems to have been the case with the joint communiqué of the 50th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting held in Manila. The statement was expected to be released on Saturday, August 5, but was not issued until Sunday evening....

Assessing the Government’s ‘Complaint Hotline’

“8888 CITIZENS’ Complaint Hotline,” created by Executive Order No. 6, was launched in August 2016 and institutionalized two months later. It was to be the public’s dedicated line for complaints and grievances about red tape and corruption in government offices. It was a laudable initiative that aimed to...

Workers in Peril: Looking at Safety in Valenzuela Factories

THE KENTEX factory fire which claimed 74 lives in 2015 exposed harsh working conditions in factories in Valenzuela City. With the dismissal of charges filed against city officials, justice remains elusive for the victims and their kin. Manufacturing establishments continue to ignore health and safety standards in that...

Bautista vs Bautista: Personal and Political

Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com THE PRESS has a nose for controversy and the slightest whiff of scandal can cause a media frenzy. All media took notice when the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported on the alleged hidden wealth of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Juan Andres “Andy” Bautista. The source was none...

Customs Under Fire: Shabu from China on the “green lane”

Seized shabu amounting to P6.4 billion | Photo from the Bureau of Customs PH Official Facebook Page HEARINGS IN the House of Representatives and the Senate probed the smuggling of at least 600 kilograms of shabu worth PHP6.4 billion. Held in five metal cylinders, the drugs were discovered in a...