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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

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

Federal Constitution: No Need for Speed

FINALLY, A copy to review and scrutinize! Federalism was the reason President Rodrigo Duterte was so het up to roam the country in 2015, pushing for its adoption... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (June 16 to 22, 2018)

Malaya, June 18, 2018 The Manila Times, June 18, 2018 Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 19, 2018 Malaya, June 22, 2018 Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (June 9 to 15, 2018)

Manila Standard, June 9, 2018 Manila Bulletin, June 10, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2018 Read more

Duterte’s Spectacle in Seoul: What Media should do about the Gimmick

THE PRESIDENT’S sexist remarks and off-color jokes have drawn flak from many quarters since he launched his candidacy. Officials of his administration have tried their best to mollify... Read more

BBL Back in the News

Aksyon news anchor Ed Lingao explaining the BBL. Screen shot from News5Everywhere YouTube page. LONG OVERDUE, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has finally moved forward in Congress. News had sidelined the... Read more

Spotlight on SolGen Calida: The Legal Escape

IN AN ironic twist of fate, it is now Solicitor General Jose Calida’s turn to stand in the spotlight of public scrutiny. Retired businesswoman Jocelyn Acosta-Nisperos filed charges... Read more

Seeing the Unclear: What Constitutes a Diplomatic Protest

AS PUBLIC outcry mounts over the Philippine government’s silence on China’s continuing presence and militarization in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano insists that... Read more

From Koko to Tito: Media Ignores the Politics behind the Change in Senate Leadership

REPORTERS LEARN quickly to read the politics behind every move in Congress. But coverage of the change in Senate leadership last week has been strangely silent on what... Read more