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Five Months of the Rice “Tariffication” Law: Impact on Farmers, Public Missing

FIVE MONTHS after its passage, the Rice Liberalization Act (RA 11203) is back in the news. Signed in February, RA 11203 was set to address the shortage in affordable... Read more

Boracay Flood: Work Unfinished

TOGETHER WITH the social media posts of tourists and residents wading in floodwaters, media reported the floods in Boracay last week which was brought by rains because of the... Read more

National Dengue Alert: Beyond the Numbers

DENGUE CASES are on the rise. The Department of Health (DOH) said there have been 106,630 dengue cases nationwide from January 1 to June 29, 2019. Media reports noted... Read more

POGO Rising: Media Must Take a Closer Look

IS THE Philippines becoming China’s “sin city”? Senator Joel Villanueva expressed this concern as he talked about his intention to file a resolution calling for an inquiry into the... Read more

UN Rights Body Resolution: Reactions Bury Some Exceptions

FROM ITS early months in 2016, the government’s campaign against illegal drugs has been confronted with protest against human rights violations in its implementation. But nothing has effectively restrained... Read more

House Speakership Coverage: Spotlight on the Dutertes

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte broke yet another promise with his meddling in the race for House speakership. Despite his earlier assurance that he would stay neutral on the issue, the... Read more

Amnesty International on the “Drug War”: Media Took Little Interest

AMID RISING international concern about the spate of killings in the Philippines, the London-based human rights group Amnesty International (AI) released a new report on the Duterte administration’s war... Read more

Youngest Drug War Victim’s Death: Media Echo Official’s Indifference

JEERS TO the media for their uncritical reporting on the latest child casualty in the Duterte “drug war,” with coverage so bereft of context. Three year-old Kateleen Myca Ulpina... Read more

Tooting the Palace Horn: Malacañang PR for Banner

THE DUTERTE Administration has been most adept in the use of propaganda for everything it does; social media influencers supplement the messages that run freely through government media. It... Read more

The Recto Bank “Incident”: Government Narrative Trumps Survivors’ Accounts

ALMOST A month after the incident, public interest has remained fixed on the issues raised by the ramming and sinking of the Filipino fishing vessel in the West Philippine... Read more