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The Ties that Bind

THE FEBRUARY election monitor of CMFR had already noted the ties that could possibly explain the favorable media mileage senatorial aspirant Martin Romualdez has been getting, particularly in The... Read more

Sober Conclusion to the Presidential Debates

THE THIRD and last presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was the sober conclusion of the PiliPinas Debates 2016 series, with less personal attacks and... Read more

Santiago’s Health: A Political and Public Issue

UNLIKE HER four rivals for the presidency, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago has generated considerably less steam. Having held only four campaign rallies with her running mate and having... Read more

Duterte’s Rape Comment: More Needed from the Media

DURING A campaign rally in Quezon City last April 12, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte recalled how during his first year as mayor in Davao City, a prison riot... Read more

Reports on Local Elections: Scant and Superficial

THE CAMPAIGN period for the local elections officially began on March 27, Easter Sunday, as Filipinos capped the observance of Holy Week when the nation takes official break from... Read more

Denying Voters the Right to Choose

A GREAT majority of the positions at stake in the May 9 elections this year are in local government.They exceed by the thousands the 26 national posts of 24 seats... Read more

The First Vice Presidential Debate: Refuting the “Spare Tire” Label

TAKING OFF from the first two presidential debates, the first-ever vice presidential debate in the country’s history offered the public a refreshing view of their electoral choices in 2016.... Read more

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

No Contest: Reporting Unopposed Candidates

CHEERS TO several media organizations for looking into and reporting on the phenomenon of candidates for various posts who are running unopposed — an issue crucial to the health... Read more

Gaming the Party-List System

CHEERS TO Rappler.com for running a story that examined the party-list groups and their nominees for congressional positions. In “2016 party-list nominees: Taking a ‘shortcut’ to Congress?” posted... Read more