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Batanes earthquakes: Media must look into lapses in disaster preparedness

TYPHOON RESILIENT Batanes proved no match to earthquakes. Two tremors, one of magnitude 5.4 at 4:16 a.m. and another of magnitude 5.9 at 7:37 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, left Itbayat, a town in the picturesque island province, in ruins. More than 300 aftershocks have since been recorded as...

Negros Killings: Important issues in “lawless violence”

THE WAVE of killings in Negros Oriental has stoked talk of martial law in the province. From July 18 to 27, at least 21 people have been gunned down by unidentified assailants. The victims include a one-year-old child, four policemen, a lawyer, and a former mayor. Accounts noted the...

Why the veto? No end in sight for “endo”

HIS CAMPAIGN promise to end the practice known as “endo” was among the most cheered during Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign in 2016, appealing to millions of workers who, on the terms of this type of contract, cannot claim employment benefits. They are the ones most disappointed by yet another broken...

WPS issue in the SONA: Duterte’s erroneous claims go unchecked

A PRE-STATE of the Nation Address (SONA) survey of Pulse Asia found that most Filipinos wanted President Rodrigo Duterte to talk about Philippines-China relations. It ranked fourth in their preferred topics — after salaries, high prices and jobs. Amid continuing criticism of his China policy, Duterte himself told reporters...

The boxing champ as legislator: Are journalists concerned?

FILIPINOS CHEERED Manuel “Pac-man” Pacquiao’s latest victory against American boxer Keith Thurman, when he clinched the World Boxing Association super welterweight title via a split decision on their July 21 match. His 62nd win earned the usual praises from people all over the country. Congratulatory messages stormed social media....

Suspension order on Lumad schools: Media sideline impact on right to education

ISSUES CONCERNING indigenous peoples (IPs) are rarely, if at all, covered by the news media. The Department of Education’s (DepEd) recent order to suspend the operations of 55 Lumad schools in the Davao region was no exception. The order was issued in response to a complaint filed by National...

Tracking the President

WHERE IS the president? This question has come up often enough when journalists covering the president have nothing to report, and have no idea where he might be — not just for a day or two, but for as long as seven days. CMFR cheers the Philippine Daily Inquirer for...

Five Months of the Rice “Tariffication” Law: Impact on Farmers, Public Missing

FIVE MONTHS after its passage, the Rice Liberalization Act (RA 11203) is back in the news. Signed in February, RA 11203 was set to address the shortage in affordable rice by liberalizing rice trade or lifting import limits and imposing tariffs on imported rice. As a safety net for...

Boracay Flood: Work Unfinished

TOGETHER WITH the social media posts of tourists and residents wading in floodwaters, media reported the floods in Boracay last week which was brought by rains because of the low pressure area in northern Luzon and the landfall of Tropical Storm Falcon (Danas) in Cagayan on July 17. Media...

National Dengue Alert: Beyond the Numbers

DENGUE CASES are on the rise. The Department of Health (DOH) said there have been 106,630 dengue cases nationwide from January 1 to June 29, 2019. Media reports noted that the number is 85 percent more than the 57,564 cases in the same period last year. The spike in...