Madeleine Albright: 'Read my Pins'

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo I have the book “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box” by Madeleine Albright, a former US ambassador to the United Nations and the US secretary of state during the Clinton administration, the first woman to hold the position. I bought the coffee-table book at a sale for P50, although its original price was P1,670. It must have been a display copy because a tiny part of it was...

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Amid Philippine anti-drug war, Sr. Nenet Dano shepherds drug users, pushers

Global Sisters Report/FEATURES/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo  http://globalsistersreport.org/news/ministry/amid-philippine-anti-drug-war-sr-nenet-da%C3%B1o-shepherds-drug-users-pushers-48086   Map Data Terms of Use Manila, Philippines After emerging from a face-to-face meeting with six drug users, Sr. Maria Juanita "Nenet" Daño heaves a small...

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Nobody told me...(a reprise)

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo   As we are witnessing the changing of the guards in this media institution’s corporate leadership, questions are flying from all directions. All I can say for now is that being with the Inquirer spells all the difference in my life.   Having written for the Inquirer since its founding in December 1985 and becoming a full-time staff member in March 1986 (as feature writer and later,...

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Journalism in the age of fake news

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo In the bad news/good news section (depending) is Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre who earned the moniker “Fake News King” after the Akbayan Youth and Millennials Against Dictators filed a complaint against him at the Office of the Ombudsman. He objected to the label. The group said Aguirre should be held administratively liable for violating the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for...

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