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Inquirer Photos Cannot Lie

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s decision to set aside sweeping victory of the Philippines in the arbitration case over areas of West Philippine Sea was presented as a strategic approach... Read more

Dengvaxia, Fear Factor and Political Games

THE DISCOVERY of Dengvaxia’s negative effects on some patients afflicted with dengue for the first time worked like a magnet for political gamesmanship. The report on the vaccine... Read more

The Swiss Challenge an End to Corruption?

DISMAYED WITH the manipulation of the procurement system of government, President Rodrigo Duterte on January 28 announced that government would use the Swiss Challenge in the assignment of... Read more

Mamasapano Anniversary: Abundant in One Man’s Sentiment

ON THE third commemoration of the Mamasapano clash in Camp Bagong Diwa last January 25, Getulio Napeñas talked to reporters, saying the previous administration had “disinvited” him to... Read more

Tokhang Re-launched: What the Public Needs to Know

THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) has re-launched Oplan Tokhang for the third time on Monday, January 29. The program has moved back and forth between the jurisdiction of... Read more

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

Media Notes Lapses in Disaster Response

AS THE year drew to a close, two typhoons, Urduja (Kai-tak) and Vinta (Tembin) barreled through Mindanao. The first made landfall in Eastern Samar on December 16 and... Read more

NCCC Mall blaze: Whose Fault and Failure?

Screen grab from 24 Oras official YouTube channel THE NIGHTMARE before Christmas day began at 9:30 in the morning of December 23, as a blaze swept through the third floor of... Read more

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

No Election Scenario: Media’s Critical Analysis Required

THE NO-election scenario floated by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in an interview on ANC on January 3 was reported in the evening news programs without much comment. TV... Read more