Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star, May 27, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — Most Filipinos need to have two to three jobs to steer clear of poverty, according to the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom). Juan Antonio Perez III, PopCom executive director, said the incoming administration of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should consider looking into…
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…
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…
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May 23, 2022 5:30 PM PHT Antonio J. Montalvan II ‘The results of the election are a worst-case scenario for the Filipino people and for the international community,’ writes one observer What right have they to interfere with our elections? Why insult me? – I could almost hear Rodrigo Duterte cuss with usual narcissistic disdain on international…
(Reposting this Inquirer.Net news article on Marcos and Smartmatic in 2018 – Editors) By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQINQUIRER.net / 01:36 PM August 24, 2018 Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the government to adopt a “hybrid” system for the upcoming elections, after he alleged that Smartmatic, which automated Philippine elections, had allowed…