Juan Ponce-Enrile Archives | CMFR
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Against Rewriting History: Inquirer on the Marcosesâ Revisionism
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its series on how social media is being weaponized by the Marcos family to advance their political interests and revise Philippine history.... Read more
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Inquirer Ordered to Pay for Enrile Libel
CMFR/PHILIPPINESâAn August 22 decision by the Court of Appeals (CA)Â ordered the Philippine Daily Inquirer to pay former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile P1.3 million in damages for a... Read more
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Mamasapano Revisited: The Press Got Played
SENATE HEARINGS in aid of legislation are an important part of democracy. The very nature of these hearings â senators have subpoena and contempt powers and are immune... Read more
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Keeping Track of PDAF Scam
CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2âs TV Patrol for a report that looked into the slow progress in the investigation of lawmakers implicated in the pork-barrel scandal and the failure by... Read more
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Rethinking âmug shotâ publication
By Luis V. Teodoro THE PUBLICATION of the âmug shotâ of any individual is ethically questionable, but has been routine media practice in the Philippines. In some countries, for... Read more
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Rethinking ‘mug shot’ publication
THE PUBLICATION of the "mug shot" of any individual is ethically questionable, but has been routine media practice in the Philippines. In some countries, for example in the... Read more
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More thoughts on EDSA
On the first anniversary of People Power in 1987, I had pledged that I would come each year to remember; that I would light a candle somewhere on the... Read more
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Revillaâs bandwagon: A destructive campaign
But no one can expect corruption to be cleaned up overnight. In the Philippines, the virus has been given too much time to fester. It has weakened the political... Read more
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Pork-barrel scam: a billion per year for ten years
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a six-part investigative series that revived public interest in and widespread discussion on the pork barrel, which for years has been the... Read more
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Kasalanan ba ang EDSA?
I could not say no, when asked to be patched in for a radio interaction with students. The program: UNTV Radio LA VERDAD 1350 kHz which had launched "Student... Read more