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Talking Heads and Human Rights: Media’s Poor Grasp of Something Basic

CRITICISM OF the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reflected the limited understanding of and even a lack of appreciation of human rights. Social media threads hold the... Read more

No EJKs? Remember Zenaida Luz

CMFR CHEERS Philippine Daily Inquirer for recalling the case of Zenaida Luz, an anti-crime crusader who was killed in October last year in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, amidst the claim... Read more

Dissenting Opinions on the De Lima Case

THE PUBLIC must learn to appreciate the value of dissenting opinions on Supreme Court decisions, especially in landmark cases that may affect the state of human rights and... Read more

Spotlight on Women Patrols in Pateros

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte and the Philippine National Police (PNP) had stuck it out for over a year with a brutal and iron-fisted approach in the fight against drugs,... Read more

Understanding Survey Results: More than just Numbers

PUBLIC OPINION surveys are a way to assess what people think. It involves a methodology that has been proven accurate in tracking changes in attitudes and opinions. Polls... Read more

Conscientious in Cebu, Bloodless in Bogo: Oplan Pokemon, Tight Cooperation Bring Desirable Results

IS IT possible to wage a bloodless war against illegal drugs? Cebu and Bogo City show the way. A year into President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, the grim scene of... Read more

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: Misguided Tirade

IRKED BY what he thought was a threat by the European Union (EU) to delist the country from the United Nations (UN), President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed yet another... Read more

Senate Hearing on “Fake News:” Getting Back at Trolls and Other Trivia

THE SENATE hearing on “fake news” on October 4 contributed little to the public’s understanding of the term and its meaning. It has become a buzz word, used... Read more

And Then There Were None? Questioning the Existence of EJKs

“TO ALLAY or remove their fear, let it be known that under the present administration, there is only one case of extrajudicial killing or EJK for the period... Read more

Duterte Favors Fighting Troops but Forgets Evacuees

CAMPAIGNING FOR the presidency, then candidate Rodrigo Duterte said, “I’m ready to be your father… I promise you a comfortable life.” His avid followers have taken to call... Read more