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Mass testing as policy: Still no plan in sight

AS THE government eases restrictions to start up the economy, cash-strapped Filipinos are eager to return to work. On May 16, modified quarantine conditions were set for some areas,... Read more

Inquirer blasts DILG drive for charter change amid pandemic

PUBLIC OPINION polls have again and again found that federalism and Charter change (Cha-cha) are not priority issues for Filipinos. The shift to federalism was among President Rodrigo Duterte’s... Read more

Media report ECQ shift to modified quarantine as just another “carmageddon”

AFTER TWO months of lockdown, the government decided to ease quarantine restrictions in some areas. Modified levels were announced for different jurisdictions from May 16 to May 31. Modified... Read more

Have we “flattened the curve?”

IN APRIL, as the clamor for COVID-19 mass testing intensified, the government scrambled to scale up its testing capacity. On the 30th, during the regular press briefing of the... Read more

GMA-7 airs one-sided interview against ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN’s 25-year franchise expired on May 4, 2020. The House of Representatives had not decided on the network’s application for its franchise renewal. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued... Read more

ABS-CBN signs off: Politicians dominate coverage, public interest sidelined

IN THE hands of members of the House of Representatives of Congress, franchise power has been captured by political forces. Without Congressional action on its renewal, the 25-year franchise... Read more

Why the special treatment for POGOs?

WHEN THE government declared the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, many businesses including the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO), were forced to... Read more

Chinese buildup amid COVID-19: Little protest from government and media

THE PHILIPPINE government did not seem to be aware that China had constructed two research facilities in Kagitingan and Zamora Reefs in the West Philippine Sea, and had established... Read more

Editorials assail abuses during lockdown

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Manila Standard for editorials calling attention to the strong-arm approach of the government on violators of quarantine regulations, assailing it in the... Read more

Muddling through aid distribution mess

THE EXTENDED community quarantine (ECQ) has pushed more Filipinos deeper into poverty. The government’s aid has been slow to trickle down and at the rate that things are going,... Read more