Manila Bulletin Archives | Page 16 of 29 | CMFR
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Palace Intervention?
IN DECEMBER 2017, media reported the unceremonious firing of Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado as Navy Chief due to “insubordination.” According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana: “As the Secretary... Read more
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No Deaths, Only Injuries: Checking the “Zero-Casualty” Claim
Screen grab from GMA News official YouTube channel “VERY MINIMAL, hindi na namin actually pinresent kasi wala naman tayong casualty.” This was how Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald dela... Read more
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Without a Quorum: TRAIN Railroaded into Law
WITH OR without the distractions of December, Congress has always had to deal with empty seats. But the absent members of Congress stand out on certain occasions, as... Read more
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The Dengvaxia Debacle: The Volatile Mix of Politics, Health and a Failure of Science
ON NOVEMBER 29, France-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur posted on their website a warning about the risks of their anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Citing new findings, the company said:... Read more
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Beth Celis, 73
VETERAN SPORTSWRITER Beth Celis passed away Thursday, October 12 after a lingering illness. She was 73. Celis began her writing career in 1971 with the Sunday... Read more
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Squabble in the Senate
Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com. Squabbling senators led the hearing into a sorry display of disorderly conduct, derailing the attention of the public as well as the media from relevant and salient... Read more
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Joel Palacios, 70
Photo from Joel Palacios’ Facebook account VETERAN JOURNALIST Joel Palacios died Tuesday, August 29, one of the five fatalities in a stabbing incident in Pasay City. He was 70.... Read more
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Reporting the ASEAN Joint Communique: The Radical Shift in PH Foreign Policy
Better late than never. This seems to have been the case with the joint communiqué of the 50th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting held... Read more
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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