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Rappler Explains Nuances of Crime Statistics

LAST AUGUST 14, President Rodrigo Duterte said he did not want to “suggest a Constitutional succession” should he resign the presidency. He said Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo cannot... Read more

Forty-one Days as Chief Justice: A New Norm

THE FALLOUT from the Supreme Court’s (SC) ouster of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno last June is continuing. On Saturday, August 25, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra announced... Read more

Amidst Attempts at Revising History: Remembering Ninoy Aquino’s Martyrdom

“THE FILIPINO is worth dying for.” Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.’s words still resonate in the hearts and minds of the Filipino people more than three decades after... Read more

Federalism Faces Uncertain Future: Media Misses Meaning of Cabinet Opposition

DUTERTE INCLUDED among his campaign promises in 2016 the shift to federalism as a way to jump-start government decentralization and the re-distribution of development nationwide. His rhetoric never detailed... 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

Airport Shutdown: Failure to Highlight Poor Management Response

A RUNWAY mishap paralyzed the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) operations for 36 hours, inconveniencing thousands upon thousands of passengers. The incident put NAIA back in the news –... Read more

Another Drug Shipment Slips Through: Media Miss What It Says About The “Drug War”

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Aaron Aquino inspects the seized magnetic lifters in Cavite. | Photo from PDEA Top Stories Facebook page. ON AUGUST 10, operatives from the Philippine... Read more

From Friend to Foe? Duterte Criticizing China on Treatment of PH Military

Screengrab from Inquirer.net. On July 31, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Philippine military aircraft patrolling over the Spratlys within the West Philippine Sea had received at least 46... Read more

Amid Resign Threats, Coma Allegations: Public Needs to Know About President’s Health

Screengrab from Inquirer.net. PUBLIC SPECULATION on the president’s health intensified last month, when he was reported to have undergone a “routine check-up” before delivering his State of the Nation... Read more

Same Old, Same Old: Duterte Repeats Threat/Promise to Resign

HE TALKED about it again! On August 14, 2018, speaking to businessmen in Malacañang, President Rodrigo Duterte broke off from his prepared text to say that he was... Read more