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[Title] => Manufactured doubt
[Summary] => Public confusion can become a potent political weapon. Christopher Walker, writing in the Journal of Democracy in 2018, calls this kind of influence “sharp power.” He uses the term mainly to describe how authoritarian states project manipulative influence into democracies.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => The missing case
[Summary] => On June 4, 2026, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), through its Board of Governors, released a statement on what constitutes a quorum for the Senate to conduct official business. It said the June 3 Senate session was valid.
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[Title] => Let the process work
[Summary] => In the span of a few weeks, the Senate gave us chaos and confusion in its halls, senators in tears, a walkout that stopped a proposal being rammed through, and a public quarrel over whether members should be allowed to vote by video conference.
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[Title] => Relief and resilience
[Summary] => Even if the conflict in the Middle East shifts from physical war to a war of words and wounded pride among its main protagonists, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent desire not to appear weak before Iran, its harmful effects will continue to reverberate around the world and could hurt us even more.
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[Title] => A public hearing in Cebu on political dynasties
[Summary] => The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms will hold a public consultation on anti-political dynasty measures this Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. at the Performing Arts Hall, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City.
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[Title] => Ma’am Helen, our mentor
[Summary] => I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of my former college teacher, retired associate professor Helen Villejo Bañez, who died on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the age of 86. UP Cebu’s official social media page described her as “a dedicated educator and administrator whose service helped shape the foundations of what is now UP Cebu.”
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[Title] => Pit Señor, kang mayor kini
[Summary] => Viva Pit Señor! I know it’s the same old ritual to greet our readers, Pit Señor, but this year it is written and spoken with a different weight. After all that Cebuanos have been through last year, and with the recent Binaliw tragedy, Pit Señor is said with a vow and a breath, with a refusal to lose heart.
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[Title] => Rizal’s legacy and the crisis of comprehension
[Summary] => Today the nation observes Rizal Day, marking the martyrdom of the pride of the Malay race and Philippine hero Jose Rizal 129 years ago. He was executed by firing squad after a trial before a Spanish military court, which found him guilty of sedition (other accounts also list rebellion and conspiracy). In other words, his tragic fate was sealed by an injustice stamped as law.
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[Title] => ‘A Theory of Dumb’ (Part 2)
[Summary] => In the November 17–30, 2025 issue of New York magazine is an article entitled “A Theory of Dumb”, written by Lane Brown.
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[Title] => Press freedom and the next generation
[Summary] => A landmark press freedom case that I require my students in Media Law and Ethics to read is
[DatePublished] => 2025-09-23 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 1
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[Title] => Manufactured doubt
[Summary] => Public confusion can become a potent political weapon. Christopher Walker, writing in the Journal of Democracy in 2018, calls this kind of influence “sharp power.” He uses the term mainly to describe how authoritarian states project manipulative influence into democracies.
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[Title] => The missing case
[Summary] => On June 4, 2026, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), through its Board of Governors, released a statement on what constitutes a quorum for the Senate to conduct official business. It said the June 3 Senate session was valid.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-09 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804917
[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
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[URL] =>
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[Title] => Let the process work
[Summary] => In the span of a few weeks, the Senate gave us chaos and confusion in its halls, senators in tears, a walkout that stopped a proposal being rammed through, and a public quarrel over whether members should be allowed to vote by video conference.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-02 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[Title] => Relief and resilience
[Summary] => Even if the conflict in the Middle East shifts from physical war to a war of words and wounded pride among its main protagonists, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent desire not to appear weak before Iran, its harmful effects will continue to reverberate around the world and could hurt us even more.
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[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[Title] => A public hearing in Cebu on political dynasties
[Summary] => The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms will hold a public consultation on anti-political dynasty measures this Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. at the Performing Arts Hall, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City.
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[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
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[Title] => Ma’am Helen, our mentor
[Summary] => I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of my former college teacher, retired associate professor Helen Villejo Bañez, who died on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the age of 86. UP Cebu’s official social media page described her as “a dedicated educator and administrator whose service helped shape the foundations of what is now UP Cebu.”
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[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804917
[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[Title] => Pit Señor, kang mayor kini
[Summary] => Viva Pit Señor! I know it’s the same old ritual to greet our readers, Pit Señor, but this year it is written and spoken with a different weight. After all that Cebuanos have been through last year, and with the recent Binaliw tragedy, Pit Señor is said with a vow and a breath, with a refusal to lose heart.
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[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
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[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[Title] => Rizal’s legacy and the crisis of comprehension
[Summary] => Today the nation observes Rizal Day, marking the martyrdom of the pride of the Malay race and Philippine hero Jose Rizal 129 years ago. He was executed by firing squad after a trial before a Spanish military court, which found him guilty of sedition (other accounts also list rebellion and conspiracy). In other words, his tragic fate was sealed by an injustice stamped as law.
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[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804917
[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 2492937
[Title] => ‘A Theory of Dumb’ (Part 2)
[Summary] => In the November 17–30, 2025 issue of New York magazine is an article entitled “A Theory of Dumb”, written by Lane Brown.
[DatePublished] => 2025-12-09 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804917
[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] =>
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[Title] => Press freedom and the next generation
[Summary] => A landmark press freedom case that I require my students in Media Law and Ethics to read is
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[ColumnID] => 136341
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804917
[AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
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