Verbatim 2017

VERBATIM Sen. Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao on the death penalty (January 17, 2017) And then sa Panginoon, biblically, binibigyan ng Panginoon ng karapatan ang government to use capital punishment. Even Jesus Christ nga nasentensyahan nang kamatayan dahil ang...

Duterte’s Silence on Disputed Waters

Duterte’s Silence in the Disputed Sea by Jeraldine Pascual The country’s warmer bilateral relations with China has not been without seeming benefits: tensions in the West Philippine Sea have eased, and financial aid, grants and pledges from China poured in for...

Charges Againsts Sereno: Impeachable or Not?

Lost in the News: Impeachment’s Dual Nature by Luis Adrian Hidalgo Keeping up with the hearings, coverage has lacked analysis that could help the public judge for themselves the quality of charges against Sereno nor understand the politics of this impeachment.  ...

Understanding “Fake News”

Understanding “Fake News” by Luis Adrian Hidalgo Understanding these nuances in communication is even more important today, in the context of the “information war,” in which systematic disinformation campaigns influence opinions. These campaigns, when conducted in...