Rigged Picture

Conrado de Quiros' small picture.

Big Picture
Conrado de Quiros
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2010

Conrado de Quiros, in the context of the Aquino presidency, is a weird thing. He cannot conceal that he’s a total Noynoy supporter, but still he attempts to distance himself from the Aquinos, striking a “critical” pose in order to retain his fiery reputation and journalistic integrity.

In his August 11, 2010 column “Big Picture,” de Quiros takes on the Hacienda Luisita issue, writing about the new stock-or-land proposal from the Luisita management and the flak it received. His column’s basic outline goes: