By Anri Ichimura | esquiremag.ph, May 30, 2022 Filipino storytelling continues to inspire as Filipino actresses, producers, and filmmakers have won big at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. Danish film Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Ostend won the coveted Palme d’or for its satirical take on privilege and greed. The film stars Filipino actress…
FQ (Financial Quotient) – Rose Fres Fausto – Philstar.com, May 25, 2022 “Tanan” (elope) is what my husband and I call our impromptu getaways. We had one last weekend and ended up in Baguio. The BenCab Museum is now a top tourist spot in the summer capital of the land. It’s a beautiful property overlooking…
Vantage Point By Luis V. Teodoro, www.bworldonline.com, May 19, 2022 In addition to reports on Election Day events, some media organizations also try to explain the results of every election. They interview the responsible members of election watch groups, political scientists and other academics, and, if some issues whether legal or otherwise have arisen, lawyers…
Looking Back By: Ambeth R. Ocampo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / May 25, 2022 What do we do when someone claiming to counter fake news actually disseminates it? More than fact-checking, historical method is required. This entails gathering both sides of the issue and evaluating the data by separating primary from secondary sources, unraveling…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer /May 24, 2022 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) last week released a damning report saying that the Duterte administration has “failed in its obligations to protect human rights,” and has “encouraged a culture of impunity” through its brutal war on drugs. After examining 882 drug-related cases from 2016 to 2021,…
By: Beatrice Pinlac – @inquirerdotnetINQUIRER.net /May 24, 2022 “Anong justice system ang magkakaroon tayo?” MANILA, Philippines — Maginhawa community pantry pioneer Ana Patricia Non on Monday expressed her dismay on the nomination of Cavite 7th District Rep. Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla as the next justice secretary. Presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has picked Remulla for…
February 10, 2022, Rappler.com The shirts feature a quote from the writer’s 1984 novel ‘Bata, Bata…Pa’no Ka Ginawa?’ MANILA, Philippines – Linya-Linya has released its second collaboration with writer Lualhati Bautista: a new shirt that inspires people to rise up and stand for what they believe in. The shirt is printed with a quote from…
BY CHIP GIBBONS May 23, 2022 As someone who was politicized by Bush’s invasion of Iraq, and who spent time during the Bush years listening to the firsthand accounts of antiwar veterans about the brutality of the occupation, it is difficult to explain in words my deep, visceral reaction to this video. War is a…