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Workers in Peril: Looking at Safety in Valenzuela Factories

THE KENTEX factory fire which claimed 74 lives in 2015 exposed harsh working conditions in factories in Valenzuela City. With the dismissal of charges filed against city officials,... Read more

Bautista vs Bautista: Personal and Political

Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com THE PRESS has a nose for controversy and the slightest whiff of scandal can cause a media frenzy. All media took notice when the Philippine Daily Inquirer... Read more

Customs Under Fire: Shabu from China on the “green lane”

Seized shabu amounting to P6.4 billion | Photo from the Bureau of Customs PH Official Facebook Page HEARINGS IN the House of Representatives and the Senate probed the smuggling of... Read more

Ozamiz Raid: Of Regularity and Irregularities

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte just crossed out another name in his narco-politicians’ list with the bloody raid on the residential compound of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr.The attack... Read more

Media and the SONA 2017

THE STATE of the Nation Address (SONA) serves as a scorecard for both the president and the public to assess government performance. Government and the people also look... Read more

So Much to Learn About the Weather

“THESE RAINS were not predicted to be any more unusual than typical monsoon rains. On and off. Not a continuous downpour. No warning signals were issued,” said Vice... Read more

Duterte Travel Expenses in Anticipation of Gains

BECAUSE PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte travels more, it follows that his travel costs probably exceed those of his predecessors. In fact, reports on his trips abroad pointed to a... Read more

Marawi Crisis: Beyond the Fighting

IT WAS a crisis the military said was under control since Day One. Two months later, the fighting continues, 500 lives lost, and around 300,000 displaced from their... Read more

Sexism in Headline: Trivializing Serious Challenge to Sereno

RECENTLY, media reported on a memorandum written by an associate justice questioning certain actions of no less than the Chief Justice of the Republic of the Philippines. The... Read more

Fire in the City: The Failure of Military Airstrikes in Marawi

THE BURNING of Marawi City may have been a case of the military shooting itself in the foot as misfires caused significant loss of fighting men. On May... Read more