Painting a conspiracy among the media groups and lawyers — all perceived as enemies by Duterte — might be used to justify further draconian measures and blatant attacks.
Matrix, a bad omen for democracy
Category: Commentary
The nexus
By DEE AYROSO
Matrix
By DEE AYROSO
Bukas na liham kay Dante Ang | Sino po ba kayo?
Anong klaseng halimbawa ang ipinapakita ng isang chairman emeritus kung ang isang “screaming headline” na sinulat niya ay hindi pumapasa sa mataas na normatibong pamantayan.
Tungkulin ng isang guro ng peryodismo
Mula pa noong dekada 90, nagtuturo na ako. Ang part-time sa simula ay naging full-time din nang magkaroon ng bakanteng posisyon sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (UP) Diliman. Marami sa mga itinuring kong “anak” sa loob ng klasrum ay may mga sariling anak na rin. Kaya nga sa pagputi ng buhok ko sa pagtuturo, mistulang “lolo”…
The Chinese connection
The public opinion surveys of the past year or so have confirmed that most Filipinos distrust China while wholeheartedly favoring the United States. Over a majority of the population are skeptical of the former’s intentions, and would like the Philippine government to do something about its occupation of the West Philippine Sea. China has militarized…
Foreign partners support Karapatan vs. red-tagging
“Karapatan will continue its human rights work, as it has done under perilous conditions for more than 20 years. These series of attacks [by state security forces against human rights defenders] have strengthened our commitment. We will not be cowed. We will always march for, protect, and defend the human rights of the people.” Thus…
Loanshark
By DEE AYROSO
Isang pagsipat sa Araw ng Kagitingan
Ang kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ay kasaysayan ng paglaban sa mga mananakop.
Bark and wag
By DEE AYROSO
Reason versus Madness
Now on its 26th year in the Philippines — March 29, 2019 marked the 25th year since the country was “wired” into it — the global communication network known as the Internet has been rightly hailed as another milestone in providing the perennial human need for information. Not only has it made billions of bites…