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President Rodrigo Duterte was behind the term-sharing agreement between Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. But what was supposed to be "a gentleman's agreement" has quickly unravelled and has jeopardized the passage of the 2021 budget. Host Rommel Lopez is joined inside the Press Room by veteran and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Manny Mogato in analyzing the Game-of-Thrones-like squabble in the House of Representatives and its deep implications on the 2022 general elections.

Is collegiate basketball still about the camaraderie of sports when professional agents are employed for the varsity player's careers? In this edition of The Press Room, we discuss the deeper issues surrounding the exodus of basketball players of the UST Growling Tigers.

Insidious forces are out in full force manipulating social media to rewrite the dark history of Martial Law in the Philippines. In this edition of The Press Room, we discuss how the murderous legacy of the dictator and plunderer Ferdinand Marcos, verified as fact through local and foreign court decisions, is openly being rewritten as the ‘Golden Age of the Philippines’ through myths, outright lies and disinformation by camps loyal to Marcos and the current administration.

How important is a Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN)? Why should ordinary citizens know how much is a government official’s wealth? Join PressONE.ph Editor Felipe Salvosa II and Regional News Editor Rommel Lopez as they discuss the recent decision of the Supreme Court and the Ombudsman guidelines barring public access to SALNs of government officials and their implications on transparency, public accountability, and the fight against corruption in government.

It's everybody's business to protect and beautify the environment. This is what the DENR used to justify its decision to dump crushed dolomite on the shores of Manila Bay. But health experts are not happy about it. Critics are even questioning the propriety of spending for the beautification of the bay when we are still in the pandemic with millions of Filipinos jobless and hungry. Join PressOne.PH's Regions Editor, Prof. Rommel F. Lopez, and Editor-at-Large, Pulitzer Prize Winner Manny Mogato discuss the burning issue of the controversial Manila Bay white sanding project of the DENR.

In this edition of The Press Room, PressOne.PH's Regions Editor Prof. Rommel Lopez and Editor-at-Large, Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato discuss the important role of regional journalists in the national political discourse and in information dissemination especially during calamities with former ABS-CBN Davao News Desk Editor Vina Araneta-Pilapil.

In this edition of The Press Room, PressOne.PH's Regions Editor Prof. Rommel Lopez is joined by his colleagues at PressOne.PH namely Editor and Journalism Prof. Felipe Salvosa II and Editor-at-Large and Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato in dissecting the call by a group identified with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte for a Revolutionary Government.

The Press Room | In this edition of The Press Room, PressOne.PH's Regions Editor Prof. Rommel Lopez is joined by PressOne.PH's Editor-at-Large and Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato in discussing why it is important for ordinary citizens to know the truth about a public official's health condition.

The Press Room | The Philippines is officially in an economic recession. The Philippine Statistics Authority said the country's economy contracted by 16.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020 and it is due mainly to the Covid-19 pandemic.

How important is it for the government to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country so that the economy can bounce back?

Join PressONE.ph Editor and Journalism Prof. Felipe Salvoa II and PressONE.ph Editor-at-Large and Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato with host and PressONE.ph regional editor Prof. Rommel Lopez as they discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the economy.

Discussion of the President's 2020 State of the Nation Address with PressOne.PH Editor Felipe F. Salvosa II and Editor at Large Manny Mogato. Hosted by PressOne.PH Regional Editor Prof. Rommel Lopez