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Controlling the media narrative
When asked their views on media and press freedom as well as free expression, politicians of the Philippine variety will ...Pagpupugay kay Luis sa kanyang landmark na ika-80 kaarawan
Para sa akin, si Luis ang pinaka-beterano, sa yaman ng naisulat, sa journalism sa kasalukuyan na ang kanyang panulat at ...Educating the electorate
The Philippine experience with elections should have taught everyone by now that voter education is crucial to the present and ...Truth and Consequence
The Filipino people just celebrated Independence Day, and one is reminded of the popular saying “The truth shall set us ...Magna Carta: Another attempt at silencing critical journalists
AMID great fanfare in 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an administrative order – his first – creating the Presidential Task ...Kodao, Rappler, Vera Files and the ongoing assault on the media
MUCH of public and corporate media attention has been focused on the cancellation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...The Dengvaxia Fiasco: Symptom of a Deeper Malady
The Dengvaxia fiasco is just a symptom of a deeper malady of the US-modeled health care system which is driven ...Reliving the past
THE ONE-YEAR extension of martial law in Mindanao was a foregone conclusion. Even the political opposition predicted approval of it ...Media Literacy 101: The Alternative Press and Media
THE phrase “alternative press” gained currency in the last years of the Marcos terror regime, when Jose Burgos’ Malaya, We ...Clear and Present Danger
THE dominant press and media are often constrained by the political and economic interests of their owners and even some ...
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