COLUMNISTSHUMAN FACEIt was a disaster waiting to happenBy: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM May 27, 2022Inquirer’s banner story two days ago: “Court finds Marcopper liable for 1993 disaster.” Yes, after all hell broke loose in Marinduque 28 years and five months ago and after a 21-year legal battle.The 30-plus plaintiffs, the report said, had accused Marcopper Mining Corp. of negligent acts that resulted in the breach of the Maguila-guila Dam and the flooding of the Mogpog River with...

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 COLUMNISTSHUMAN FACEA new force has begun (1)By: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM May 13, 2022First, let me share something painful from a religious sister who has served for years in the second biggest slum area in Manila, living in a tiny room far removed from convent comforts. She has embraced poor, distraught families bereaved by tokhang and extrajudicial killings in the Duterte...

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 COLUMNISTSHUMAN FACEJournalists’ Election 2022 PledgeBy: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM May 06, 2022On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, journalists gathered via Zoom to discuss, reflect, and exchange views on the topic “The State of Media Freedom in the Philippines: Journalism Under Siege.” Sadly the forum had to begin with the number of journalists who were slain (23) in the past...

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