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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

A Misleading Headline about the National ID

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its misleading headline and report that gave the impression that enrolling in the Philippine ID system created by a recently passed... Read more

Staying Relevant: Sunday’s “Light and Easy”

“LIGHT AND easy.” This was how the broadsheet Manila Bulletin described its weekly Sunday edition, which it launched on April 1. It flagged the new approach on a... Read more

House Shakeup: Media Misses Meaning of Minority Power

WHO IS the real minority? Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s installation as House Speaker on July 23 saw her long time supporters appointed quickly to key positions: Rep. Rolando Andaya... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (July 21-27 2018)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 25, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 23, 2018 The Manila Times , July 23, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2018 Manila Bulletin, July 24,... Read more

TV Attention Wanders from SONA # 3

THE THIRD State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, may have been a first for the president because it was relatively... Read more

What to Make of the People’s Initiative on No-EL

HE MAY seem to be the lone voice pushing for the postponement of the midterm elections, but House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez may be getting some other signal from... Read more

Prepping for the SONA: Media Flags Critical Issues

THE STATE of the Nation Address (SONA) has given the country’s chief executive an opportunity to report its achievements as well as map out plans for the future.... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (July 7 to 13, 2018)

The Manila Times, July 9, 2018 Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2018 Read more

Media Drinks Government’s Kool Aid on Inflation

RODRIGO DUTERTE did not run on an economic platform. He did not talk much about what economic changes people should expect. As president, he has admitted not knowing... Read more