How could he muster the courage to continue speaking the truth against the mighty China when the betrayal came from the country’s highest seat of power?
Betrayed
Category: Commentary
Dirty tricks
By DEE AYROSO
Academic unfreedom and states of repression: On the case of Leloy Claudio
Dr. Claudio’s commentary, accusing his colleagues as well as students and activists of being “commies” are hardly statements to be glibly made or easily dismissed. Within the context of increasing state repression and concomitantly the erosion of academic freedom on both sides of the Pacific, the targets of Dr. Claudio’s work are put directly into the crosshairs of the Duterte and even the Trump regime. Dr. Claudio produces conditions of academic unfreedom for those he attacks.
Friends in the high seas
By DEE AYROSO
Teachers’ plaint
Teaching is not about money but about public service, Education Secretary Leonor Briones told her constituents last week. She was right — at least about the public service part. Teaching is also a job and not volunteer work. One has to have certain qualifications to teach, in exchange for which the successful applicant correctly expects…
Much loose talk over Phl boat sinking in WPS
No doubt it is a serious matter that should be urgently and carefully resolved, through the appropriate international mechanisms and provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS), between the governments of the Philippines and China. The matter pertains to the sinking of a Philippine vessel around midnight on June…
First Person | A tale of two fathers
It’s already a full cycle for our family. The struggle never ceases.
Sa likod ng kamera
Sadyang tinatago sa makukulay na termino ang sitwasyong napakasaklap para maging katanggap-tanggap. Hindi ito kakaiba sa kamerang nagbibigay ng ilusyon ng pag-unlad kahit na kabaligtaran ang realidad. Hindi nasasapol ng kamera ang lahat ng nangyayari, lalo na ang sitwasyon sa likod nito.
Combating ‘fake news’
Singapore passed early last May an anti-“fake news” law that will be implemented this month. The “Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation” Act gives government the power to compel online news sites and even chat groups to remove statements “against the public interest” and to correct them. Not only individuals will be affected but also…
Sweden reaches out to partner on core values
Human rights, gender equality, freedom of speech, environmental protection, and fighting climate change. “These are areas where my government is very active globally. And we like to advocate these matters also here in the Philippines. I appreciate that it’s easy to find partners in advocating our priority concerns.” Addressing a crowded hall filled with guests…
Pooled Editorial | On the malicious arrest of Mindanao journalist Margarita Valle: STOP HARASSING JOURNALISTS
We in the alternative media denounce the unlawful arrest of Margarita Valle, veteran Mindanao-based journalist and a columnist of Davao Today. Valle was arrested at the Laguindingan airport on June 9 by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reportedly based on two arrest warrants dated 2006 and 2011. She was forced to come with…