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Award-winning journalists urge newsrooms to adapt to social media-driven audiences
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By VINCENT GALAURA
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Nov 10, 2026
As more Filipinos turn to social media for news, award-winning journalists are urging newsrooms to adapt their storytelling and distribution strategies to reach audiences where they are, without sacrificing journalistic depth and credibility.
Protect kids online, but don’t sacrifice their digital rights — experts
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By Aira V. Delfin
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Oct 28, 2026
The challenge for lawmakers is to build protections that work in practice, not merely impose restrictions that are difficult to enforce or easy to evade.
Guardrails of the Purse: SC draws new lines around power of the purse
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By Florencio "Butch" Abad
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Oct 23, 2026
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Unprogrammed Appropriations is an important step toward restoring discipline and accountability in the national budget. It does not abolish UA. But it makes clear that this budgetary device cannot be used to circumvent constitutional limits or give the Executive virtually unrestricted discretion over public spending.
ICC prosecution names 8 co-perpetrators in Duterte drug war case
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By Janna Millenas
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Oct 21, 2026
Duterte’s co-perpetrators named in the prosecution’s trial brief are senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, former national police chiefs Oscar Albayalde and Camilo Cascolan, former director of the National Bureau of Investigation Dante Gierran, former head of drug enforcement agency Isidro Lapeña, former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and former Manila Police District director Vicente Danao.
Week 15, impeachment wrap: Sara trial narrowed to 1 charge; defense cries foul
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Oct 16, 2026
The Oct. 13 withdrawal left the Senate impeachment court to decide only whether Duterte amassed unexplained wealth, inaccurately declared her assets and failed to divest herself of business interests.
FACT CHECK: EJK witnesses NOT seeking return to PH after Tagalog barred by ICC
Facebook posts claim that witnesses in former president Rodrigo Duterte's International Criminal Court trial want to return to the Philippines after being barred from speaking Tagalog in court. This is false.
Defense asks ICC to drop 2 prosecution witnesses ahead of Duterte trial
The defense argued that both were absent for nearly the entire period covered by Counts 2 and 3 of the charges against Duterte, and had no direct knowledge of the instructions and operations carried out under his presidency.
Jonvic Remulla is the enemy
COMMENTARY:Jonvic Remulla is now the nation's most incredible official – he knows where the fugitives are but could not capture them.
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