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Reporting the latest Cha-Cha try: More of the usual

CHARTER CHANGE, it seems, is not quite dead yet. Behind closed doors, the House of Representatives committee on constitutional amendments passed a resolution on Wednesday, December 11, arguing for... Read more

Arroyo Draft Charter: Removal of VP from Succession Escapes Media Attention

ONLY A month after she told the media that the House of Representatives doesn’t have enough time to discuss charter change, Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 21 lawmakers... Read more

“Cha-Cha” Sans Context: Issues Without Interpretation

A BACKER of charter change (cha-cha) since her own presidency, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is apparently still deeply committed to the idea. But unlike her predecessor Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez... Read more

Federal Constitution: No Need for Speed

FINALLY, A copy to review and scrutinize! Federalism was the reason President Rodrigo Duterte was so het up to roam the country in 2015, pushing for its adoption... Read more

Drowned by Drafts, Reports on Federalism Barely Scratch the Surface of the Subject

CHARTER CHANGE which pushes for a radical shift to a different system of government for the country is a huge and daunting undertaking. Deliberating on the issue of... Read more

Journalists and Peace Talks

TWENTY-TWO journalists gathered for the seminar “Prospects for Peace under the Duterte Administration” organized by the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) on April 21- 22, 2017 at... Read more

PNoy on second term: Loss of context and meaning

THERE WERE two parts to PNoy’s answer to the question that fired up such heated reactions to the idea of a second term for PNoy. Apart from some political... Read more

Crises and Scandals: A PUBLIC THAT’S NONE THE WISER

By the PJR Reports staff THE PRESS clearly missed out important points on the biggest political crises that haunted the Arroyo presidency last year, although there were efforts to... Read more

Going for the Positive Spin

Two broadsheets are born amid Cha-cha debate Going for the Positive Spin by By Don Gil K. Carreon Pundits worldwide may be mourning what they expect to be the... Read more