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Filipinos love to play with words. We effortlessly form puns or terms with double or conflicting meanings for a laugh, often unmindful of the power of words to communicate, conceal, or confuse. Take propaganda. Textbook history taught…
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. dismissed Wednesday what it called a “predictable nuisance” disqualification case filed against the former senator, and called it as nothing more than a mere “propaganda.”…
A day after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections took place, Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera announced that the opposition Barug Team Rama party is planning to file criminal complaints against Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.…
I believe that the tarpaulin with a photo of former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama in the company of slain Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. and Ronda, Cebu Vice Mayor Atty. Jonnah John Ungab was hung…
While it is part and parcel of their job, it is still quite surprising to learn that the country’s armed forces is taking the initiative to hold public dialogues with Muslim leaders to counter the propaganda campaign…
BEIJING — A week before a key meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China has mounted a massive propaganda blitz against graft with the airing of a new series that dishes the dirt on disgraced…
In trying to manipulate the public sentiment, no one masters the craft better than the director of cinema. This is the reason why filmmakers are often sought to collaborate in state propaganda. Inspired by recent behaviorist theory…
What IS the meaning of human life? This is the most important question that one will face in the course of one’s worldly existence. Interestingly, Albert Camus once said: “I have never seen anyone die for the…
Filipino voters should look beyond the campaign propaganda in the stream of commercials of politicians who will run in next year’s elections. “There are those who say they just want people to feel their presence or to…
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