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Perverting the Party-List System

THE PARTY-LIST system was institutionalized through Republic Act 7941 in 1995 to assure marginalized sectors of society of representation in Congress. The law uses the word “under-represented” to refer... Read more

Reporting the Kidapawan Clash: Lots of Questions

THE VIOLENCE that erupted in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, on April 1, when police officers opened fire on protesting farmers and activists, is one of those events that... Read more

EDSA People Power: Inadequate Challenge to Marcos Revisionism

THAT THE Marcos family has succeeded in revising history, and fielding Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a candidate for vice president in the 2016 elections is the ultimate proof... Read more

“Baby Snake”: TV5 Slithers Down the Bottom

JEERS TO TV5’s Aksyon Tanghali’s Balita-Serye segment for airing an extended report about a 37-year-old woman in Barangay Palkan, Polomolok, South Cotabato, who supposedly gave birth to a snake.... Read more

Mitsubishi Montero and SUA: A Public Safety Issue

NOTHING ELICITS sharper visceral reactions than seeing a vehicle seemingly running amuck, and ramming into other cars, structures and people. There has been a flood of these images –... Read more

Pemberton conviction: Admirable professionalism by the press

THE KILLING of Jennifer Laude,a Filipino transgender, by Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton of the US Marines on October 11, 2014, is one of those cases that, because... Read more

International Terrorism as Local News

MORE THAN 120 people were killed in the coordinated attacks in six locations by the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS) on November 13 in Paris. The ruthless killings... Read more

Reporting ‘Tanim-Bala’: The Need to Go Deeper

On September 18, Filipino-American Rhed Austria de Guzman recounted on Facebook her experience at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), alleging that airport personnel found two bullets in her... Read more

APEC 2015 Coverage: Still Inadequate After All These Years

WHEN THE Philippines hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit the first time in 1996, it was touted as a coming out party for the administration of then president... Read more

Media focus on celebrities and trivia in reporting the filing of COCs

THE FILING of certificates of candidacy (COC) on October 12 to 16 signaled the start of the election year.Presumably serious political aspirants flocked to the national and local offices... Read more