Mar Roxas, Donald Trump, Sushi and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I remember sitting down in a Japanese restaurant in the Philippines after being away for a decade and a half. Somebody offered me a “California Roll” and I was …
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#ABSCBN is TOAST after losing in Congress and losing in court!
It didn’t help that the Philippines’ erstwhile top mass media corporation initially attempted to frame its legal troubles in a dishonest way and, worse, tried to pervert the honour of …
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Rule of Law prevails over politics as ABS-CBN goes off air
It’s almost unreal. According to a breaking Manila Bulletin report, ABS-CBN has signed off and has gone off air in compliance to a cease and desist order from the National …
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Why is the media giving Vico Sotto more than his fair share of exposure?
It’s likely because Vico Sotto, Mayor of Pasig City is the son of showbiz personalities. His mother is Coney Reyes Mumar, former co-host of hit noontime TV variety show Student …
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Philippine “President” Leni Robredo in a time of pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic plays out globally, the main drive of the Philippine Oppositions is not to help Filipinos deal with the crisis together. Rather, their goal is to prove …
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Senator Grace Poe should RESIGN following the ABS-CBN conflict-of-interest fiasco!
Pressure is mounting on Senator Grace Poe to hold herself accountable for misappropriating public resources down a Senate “inquiry” into the ABS-CBN franchise renewal “issue”. The “inquiry” which Poe claimed …
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“Wisdom of the crowds” and “power to the people” debunked: What’s next for democracy and social media?
You’d think the Senate probe on “fake news” would be an undertaking in aid of legislation. Thus the presumption underlying such a probe is that some sort of legislation will …
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Senate inquiry on “fake news” turns into pointless finger-pointing exercise
It’s not clear what Senator Grace Poe as the chairman for the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media wanted to achieve in conducting a hearing on fake news. The …
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