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Leonen impeachment case: Attempt to reprise Sereno ouster fails
MORE THAN five months after its initial filing, the impeachment case against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen collapsed in total failure last May 27. By a unanimous and... Read more
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“Giyera lang?” Philstar.com lists what Duterte can do re WPS
OVER TWO hundred Chinese vessels have been in the West Philippines Sea since March 20 according to the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). The development... Read more
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Media call out government’s all brawn enforcement of ECQ protocols
CHEERS TO the media for keeping in the public eye the aggressive implementation of the recent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) with reference to human rights and past quarantine abuses.... Read more
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Philstar.com takes down own report but publishes DOF response
JEERS TO Philstar.com for taking down its own report on the country’s agreements with China while publishing a Department of Finance (DOF) letter protesting its contents. On April 1,... Read more
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Media check Duterte and allies’ push for Cha-cha
Now in his last year in office, President Duterte seems determined to push for Charter change with the intention of opening the economy to foreign investments and preventing... Read more
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“Isolated incident?”
THE COLD-BLOODED double-murder of a woman and her son by an off-duty policeman in Tarlac rocked the nation just a few days before Christmas. Footage of Police SMSgt. Jonel... Read more
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Lack of context in government testing policy
THE PUBLIC clamor for mass testing began as early as March 2020 when the World Health Organization (WHO) advised all countries to “test, test, test” in order to curb... Read more
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Cheers! Philstar.com documents poor Senate record as watchdog against abuse
ONLY TWO senators dissented when the Senate passed its third and final version of the Anti-Terrorism Bill in February, amidst protests about the potential for abuse in the implementation... Read more
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Can’t probe or won’t ?
RODRIGO ROA Duterte talked big about ending corruption in government even during his 2016 campaign. Four years into his term, he has definitely shown a soft side for some... Read more
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Three typhoons in a row: Too much for government and for media
IN A period of three weeks, three destructive typhoonshit the country like a chain of bad luck. Typhoon Quinta made landfall in Quezon in late October and swept through... Read more