April was the eleventh month in a row that saw record global temperatures—parching lands, including in the Philippines, where the ruins of a centuries-old town in Nueva Ecija recently emerged from a dried-up dam. The drought due to the El Niño weather phenomenon is expected to prevail until next month and could threaten regular water supply. But for millions of Filipinos who do not have a regular water supply and depend on natural sources like
A friend of mine, who observes and comments on political happenings, regularly sends me information straight from the “grapevine.” A lot of it does not make it to the news. But a few items are soon enough picked up by various media platforms, and later become the object of congressional investigations. Without grapevine sources, news media people would be perennially scooped by their enterprising colleagues. Still, they must be discerning in what they report, not necessarily because some information may be unsuitable, but primarily to avoid falling victim to disinformation. This is why reporters tend to form a bond that
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