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This Uncertain Democracy by Joel Pablo Salud

The forces that uphold our dignity as citizens of our nation—art, culture, laws, history, to name a few—are under attack. Not only are we being forced to believe a rewritten history based on outright fabrications, the powers-that-be are also rewriting the core values that...

Fourth Estate as Empire?

By Joel Pablo Salud In Eric Gamalinda’s novel, Empire of Memory (First Edition, 1992), the author quotes the words of Dr. José Rizal in his work, Filipinas Dentro de Cien Años, written in Madrid sometime 1890: “In order to read the destiny of a people,...

Primus Inter Pares

by Joel Pablo Salud The bosses one gets to laugh with from time to time, share a drink or two even in the thick of a stressful situation, are as rare as gems. In my dealings with the corporate world, these people come few and...

A night of no colors

by Joel Pablo Salud They were not the ‘usual suspects,’ at least, not those you’d often see hobnobbing at a coffeeshop. This ‘eclectic’ gathering of Filipinos, on the night of April 2, 2018, was anything but ordinary. Call it a magnanimous conclave of a cross-section...

That darned fake news!!!

If you are a journalist, you would know that the term “fake news” is an oxymoron; a contradiction in terms. News by definition is the accurate reportage of an event. So, if it is accurate, how can it be fake? If it is...

ICC and the rigors of curbing crimes against humanity

by Joel Pablo Salud   How effective is the International Criminal Court (ICC) in curbing crimes against humanity? A better question, perhaps, should be: is the ICC sustainable given its current track record and spending? I was thinking of writing a Holy Week piece for the...

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Fourth Estate as Empire?

By Joel Pablo Salud In Eric Gamalinda’s novel, Empire of Memory (First Edition, 1992), the author quotes the words of Dr. José Rizal in his...

Our misguided kindness

Try as I might, it’s difficult to imagine a Filipino consumed by anger and resentment. I’ve lived long enough to witness the Filipino’s sense...

I cuss, therefore I am

  Have you ever wondered how people came up with the axiom “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”? Simple. It stands to reason...

A little lesson in journalistic accuracy

In journalism, there are two ways—and these must be achieved simultaneously—to guarantee accuracy. First, go hot on the trail of the facts, thereby securing backdrop,...