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Tax Reform Bill: Gains and Losses for Ordinary Taxpayers

IS IT giving with one hand and taking with the other? The House of Representatives approved House Bill 5636 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) on its third and final reading on May 31. A total of 246 lawmakers voted for the bill, nine were against...

Tracking Duterte’s Pledges

HOW TO measure the first year of Rodrigo Roa Duterte as president? One way is to review his campaign promises and check how well he has delivered on the commitments he made to the electorate. CMFR cheers the Philippine Daily Inquirer, PhilStar.com, Rappler and GMA-7’s 24 Oras and...

The President’s Conspicuous Absence: Questioning Duterte’s Health

“SINO BANG walang sakit dito na 72 years old? Liars. Ibig sabihin healthy kayo lahat? (Who here is aged 72 with no illness? Liars. Are you saying that all of you are healthy?)” Rodrigo Duterte asked the audience attending the Grand Harvest Festival of SL Agritech Corporation in Nueva Ecija...

Duterte Travels: A Price Check

AMONG THE qualities that have endeared him to his supporters, the president’s simple lifestyle and his disregard for the pomp and circumstance of his office have been notable. Presidential travel and its diplomatic rigors must be a bane he has to endure. Indeed, the media have reported how,...

Education Woes: Looking Into Public School Teacher Surplus, Shortage

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’s (DepEd) data shows the need for more than 38,000 public school teachers in the country. Ironically, the same database shows a surplus of public school teachers in some cities, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR). CMFR cheers GMA 7’s 24 Oras’ efforts for looking...

Back to The Hague: Bringing PH Maritime Issue Into the News Agenda

“WELL, WE are friends. We do not want to quarrel with you. We would want to maintain the present warm relationship. But if you force the issue, we will go to war.” This, according to President Rodrigo Duterte, was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s response, when Duterte said that...

Checking Aguirre’s Claim

JUSTICE IS truth in action*. For democracy to work, government officials are expected to be truthful when speaking to the people, sharing factual and accurate information and opinion based on nothing but facts and evidence. This expectation that public officials tell the truth was recently flouted by no...

Resorts World Manila Attack: Cautious Coverage of a Confusing Incident

THE MEDIA’S job is to inform the public, as accurately and as quickly as possible. In case of an attack — such as what happened in Resorts World Manila shortly after midnight of June 2 — it is the media that the public relies on for information. A...

Martial Law in Mindanao: The Press Steps Up

MARTIAL LAW is something the Philippine press takes very seriously. The journalists and media agencies that survived its ravages from the ‘70s to the ‘80s take pride in their role in helping the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship. A generation of journalists who covered – and suffered...

Maute in Marawi: Hazy Information at the Outbreak of Crisis

VIOLENCE STRUCK the province of Lanao del Sur anew when government troops clashed with the Maute group in Marawi City on the afternoon of May 23. Residents of Marawi, Lanao del Sur’s capital and the largest city, took to social media to share what was going on. After...