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South Korea honors Filipino veterans of Korean War

Former President Fidel V. Ramos led the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War with a short program honoring the...

The law decriminalizing vagrancy amid the drive against tambays

Six years ago, an event heralded as a landmark accomplishment for human rights in the Philippines took place. On March 27, 2012, the law decriminalizing...

DepEd: Amendment needed for mandatory drug testing

PASIG CITY, June 21, 2018 – The Department of Education (DepEd) observed that the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration (PDEA) to test all students...

Unraveling the secret of the mysterious fuel leak

  A mystery needs to be solved. That has always been a human instinct. It’s a like a scratch that needs to be scratched. And...

The bloodhounds and the Rizal Day battle for Combat Outpost No. 8

President Rodrigo Duterte’s three-day visit to South Korea called to mind the sacrifice of Filipino soldiers who fought in the Korean War almost seven...

Beijing flexes military muscle to send a message

It was all about sending a message when Beijing sent an H-6K bomber to land in one of artificial island bases it built in...

A review of the Marawi coverage: The conduct of war (2nd of 2 parts) by Fil V. Elefante

“Reporting war should not be approached as breaking news,” the study entitled “Media on Marawi: Coverage of the Siege” said. “It is usually part...

Federalism: the Filipino view by Fil V. Elefante

Federalism? What is that? That was the apparent sentiment of most Filipinos, according to a recent survey released by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. Put more bluntly,...

Covering the Marawi siege

“War cannot be reported as breaking news.” This was one reminder emphasized during a forum organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)...

Time to go scuba diving

by Fil V. Elefante Summer’s here again. And it’s time to beat the heat.One great way to do that is to go scuba diving. For those...