Legacies of shame

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 12/03/2021

I was listening to an interview on cable TV earlier and I heard the resource person being interviewed, known to some media hosts as an expert or, at least, a veteran of political analysis in the country.…

Jeremy Lin won’t ‘name, shame’ in racism claim

Agence France Presse 02/28/2021

Jeremy Lin said Saturday he won’t be “naming or shaming anyone” amid reports the NBA’s G League is investigating his claim he was called “coronavirus” during a game. “I know this will disappoint some of you but I’m…

Shame on shaming

Editorial 06/15/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plan to publicly shame scalawags in the police force will only exacerbate the problem that it is aimed at solving. The Commission on Human Rights already objected to public shaming of the…

Cebu City dads on police shame campaign; “Follow due process, file proper cases”

Morexette Erram 06/15/2018

Whether or not officials from the Philippine National Police (PNP) will push through on launching a shame campaign on members of their ranks who are allegedly involved in illegal activities, officials from the Cebu City Government cautioned…

TOMAS BACKS SHAME CAMPAIGN VS ROGUE COPS

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/14/2018

Policemen have to regain the respect and trust of the public. And Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña believed that publicly parading police scalawags would be one way to do it. “One of the big issues in our…

Governor gives alternative to shame campaign: Jobs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette B. Erram 10/09/2017

Provide drug users and surrenderers jobs that can help the community. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III suggested this alternative instead of implementing different versions of the shame campaign done by some barangays in Cebu and Lapu-Lapu cities.…

ERMITA TO ROLL OUT SHAME CAMPAIGN

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Morexette B. Erram 10/07/2017

RUPINTA BACKTRACKS, EXPANDS ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN Ermita Barangay Captain Felicisimo “Imok” Rupinta has changed his mind anew. Less than 24 hours after he decided to stop attaching tarpaulins on houses they identified as “drug-free,” the controversial village chief…

‘Shame campaign has public support’

Chris A. Ligan 09/13/2017

There is no stopping Barangay Pajo Chairman Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City from spray-painting houses as part of his anti-drug campaign despite the threat of charges by the regional Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7). But in yesterday’s…

Stopping the shame campaign

Editorial 09/13/2017

Would the threat of charges in court be enough to stop Pajo Barangay Captain Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City from continuing the shame campaign he launched in his area? Chan said he would stop it, but his…

Shame campaign to continue despite appeal from CHR

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 09/06/2017

The shame campaign initiated by Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City Barangay Captain will continue despite appeals from the Commission on Human Rights to stop it. Pajo Barangay Captain Junard Chan claimed that CHR chief investigator Leo Villarino told him…

92 SURRENDERED DUE TO SHAME CAMPAIGN

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Inna Gian Mejia, Miguel Ernest E. Ermac, Norman V. Mendoza 09/05/2017

Lapu mayor supports Pajo’s controversial anti-drug program; CHR asks village officials to stop it A day after the shame campaign was implemented in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, at least 92 drug users and pushers turned themselves over…

Shame campaign

Editorial 09/05/2017

If you fail to convince drug users to end their habit, then maybe they would respond to a public humiliation campaign as Barangay Pajo Chairman Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City did when he revived the shame campaign…

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