No ‘golden age’ under Marcos

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 02/05/2022

There was never any “golden age” in the time of Ferdinand E. Marcos. In the first place, his desecration of democracy in order to stay in power, his imprisonment of political rivals, and the torturing and killings…

The people don’t see press freedom

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 10/16/2021

In its file of survey questions, Social Weather Stations has two items on the state of free speech, as appraised by the Filipino people. The original item, first surveyed in what was Marcos’ final year, is on…

Anxiety, suffering, solidarity

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 06/12/2021

Nine out of ten Filipino adults worried that they or their family might catch COVID-19, according to the SWS survey of April 28-May 2, 2021. Seven of the nine were worried a great deal (lubos na nababahala);…

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