Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Archives

Protests in the Philippines: Nepal and Indonesia’s Uprisings Linked to a Philippine Legacy

RECENT PROTESTS in Nepal and Indonesia have sparked a pressing question for the Philippines: Are the corruption scandals over the flood control projects taking the country to the brink... Read more

VP’s refusal to take oath: PhilSTAR Life explains implications of her action

CHEERS TO PhilSTAR Life, a digital vertical of The Philippine Star, for seeking legal insights and reviewing norms of procedure when Vice President Sara Duterte defied congressional rules by... Read more

Team Unity: A very visible break-up

THE CRACK-UP of the UniTeam which carried Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte to victory in 2022 became the big story of the week as newsrooms picked up the... Read more

Media echo government narrative on Marcos’ WEF trip

THE GLOBE-trotting president strikes again, this time in the wintry mountain town of Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF). Read more

Maharlika wealth fund invites public scrutiny

ANYONE CLOSELY watching the media since December began would not have missed the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) proposed by the House of Representatives and backed by the government’s economic... Read more

All in the family: Philippine politics at its worst

IF IT is any indication of what’s to come in May 2022, political families and warring factions hogging the spotlight now will serve as key players, once again sidelining... Read more

Sentiment and Science Against Labelling Children as Criminals

THE BROUHAHA over the lowering of the age of criminality — to nine, then twelve — reflected both science and sentiment about the issue which media picked up quickly... Read more

Media Didn’t Explain What Qualifies as “Pork”

IS THE controversial and unconstitutional pork barrel back? “Pork,” the lump-sum discretionary funds allotted to lawmakers for their pet projects was revealed to be used in a large-scale scam... Read more

Press Releases in the Guise of News

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Manila Standard for publishing single-sourced stories on the House of Representatives’ supposed completion of President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda. Both reports come... Read more

Arroyo Draft Charter: Removal of VP from Succession Escapes Media Attention

ONLY A month after she told the media that the House of Representatives doesn’t have enough time to discuss charter change, Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 21 lawmakers... Read more