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Into the breach

By Luis V. Teodoro The martial law period haunts us still. Its ghosts are not only threatening Leyte’s Tacloban City in the form of the demand of both the local... Read more

Leyte and Tacloban are the most devastated among the provinces and cities in the path of "Yolanda" (international name “Haiyan”) and its 300+ kilometer-per-hour winds. Unlike such other provinces... Read more

Disaster “bakwits”

CHEERS TO Reporter’s Notebook for an incisive report on the plight of disaster evacuees who are still in evacuation centers months after the disasters occurred. Read more

Preparing for another Ondoy

CHEERS to GMANews.tv for a proactive approach in commemorating the anniversary of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. To prepare the people in case another strong typhoon occurs, the news website... Read more

What To Do in a Hostage Situation

THE DUCAT hostage-taking crisis is a coverage replete with lessons. Members of the press would do well to remember them in order to avoid repeating mistakes which, at best,... Read more