EDITORIAL: Ties that bind
The Philippines is a country beset with the problems of feudalism – a system of landlord ownership over agricultural lands, at the expense of the farmers who only rely on…
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EDITORIAL: Never forget
It isn’t difficult to answer the rallying call to remember the 2009 Maguindanao massacre. Fifty-eight people, including 32 journalists and media workers, were killed in a case of election-related violence…
If there is enough budget
By Lindley Agustin The University of the Philippines, like Hogwarts, is in grave danger – not from Death Eaters but from budget eaters. It tries to get out of the spooky…
Never less of a journalist
By Lindley Agustin US-based Filipino journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Jose Antonio Vargas is nearly a whistleblower, except for the fact that he himself is culprit. In his essay published…
‘Major-major’ at ‘pamily’: ang sariling wika sa kasalukuyan
Sa wika pa lang, mayroon na tayong matinding pagpapahalaga sa Ingles at pandidiri naman sa mga lingguwahe ng bansa. Mayroon pa rin tayong inferiority complex sa mga puti; ang kultura, lingguwahe at mga produkto ng mga Amerikano ay magaganda at abante habang ang sa mga Pilipino naman ay pangit at atrasado.
Overkill
When it comes to mistakes committed, the mainstream media finds itself bearing responsibility for much of the events leading to the botched rescue operation that saw eight dead and seven injured.
Betrayed
Because of the majority who ignored the final session last Friday, the 14th Congress has lost its last chance to redeem itself. It will be remembered as a Congress that favored government secrecy over transparency, filled with traditional politicians owing loyalty to a president submerged in accusations of corruption.
CMC Students’ Draft Statement on the Right to Reply Bill
CMC Students’ Draft Statement on the Right to Reply Bill The election campaign season is fast approaching. The media are again expected to play the important role of helping the…