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Editorial Cartoons for the Week (September 7 to 13)

Manila Standard, September 7, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2019 The Philippine Star, September 8, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, September 9, 2019 Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2019 Read more

The traffic problem: Can media help?

HOW WILL the government solve Metro Manila’s worsening traffic problem? The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is running out of ideas. And it seems all media can do is... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (August 24 to 30)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 24, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, August 28, 2019 Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2019 The Philippine Star, August 28, 2019 The Manila Times, August 30, 2019 Read more

Gifts for officials: Reports cited the law on gifts, OpEd took clear position on the issue

SHOULD PUBLIC servants accept gifts? When President Rodrigo Duterte said that accepting gifts is not a form of bribery and is allowed by law, media responded to correct his... Read more

Floro Mercene, 93

VETERAN JOURNALIST and columnist Floro L. Mercene died of heart failure on Wednesday, August 7. He was 93. Mercene wrote a column for the Manila Bulletin. He started as... Read more

Dengvaxia revival amid national dengue epidemic calls for more information

WITH THE continuing surge in the number of dengue cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued a national dengue epidemic alert on August 6. During the period from January to... Read more

Batanes earthquakes: Media must look into lapses in disaster preparedness

TYPHOON RESILIENT Batanes proved no match to earthquakes. Two tremors, one of magnitude 5.4 at 4:16 a.m. and another of magnitude 5.9 at 7:37 a.m. on Saturday, July 27,... Read more

Negros Killings: Important issues in “lawless violence”

THE WAVE of killings in Negros Oriental has stoked talk of martial law in the province. From July 18 to 27, at least 21 people have been gunned down... Read more

The boxing champ as legislator: Are journalists concerned?

FILIPINOS CHEERED Manuel “Pac-man” Pacquiao’s latest victory against American boxer Keith Thurman, when he clinched the World Boxing Association super welterweight title via a split decision on their July... Read more

Five Months of the Rice “Tariffication” Law: Impact on Farmers, Public Missing

FIVE MONTHS after its passage, the Rice Liberalization Act (RA 11203) is back in the news. Signed in February, RA 11203 was set to address the shortage in affordable... Read more