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Duterte’s Spectacle in Seoul: What Media should do about the Gimmick

THE PRESIDENT’S sexist remarks and off-color jokes have drawn flak from many quarters since he launched his candidacy. Officials of his administration have tried their best to mollify... Read more

BBL Back in the News

Aksyon news anchor Ed Lingao explaining the BBL. Screen shot from News5Everywhere YouTube page. LONG OVERDUE, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has finally moved forward in Congress. News had sidelined the... Read more

Spotlight on SolGen Calida: The Legal Escape

IN AN ironic twist of fate, it is now Solicitor General Jose Calida’s turn to stand in the spotlight of public scrutiny. Retired businesswoman Jocelyn Acosta-Nisperos filed charges... Read more

Seeing the Unclear: What Constitutes a Diplomatic Protest

AS PUBLIC outcry mounts over the Philippine government’s silence on China’s continuing presence and militarization in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano insists that... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (May 26 to June 1, 2018)

From the Publisher: CMFR notes how the current political season has provoked Filipino cartoonists to rise to the occasion, and take down the arrogant and the exalted. While making... Read more

From Koko to Tito: Media Ignores the Politics behind the Change in Senate Leadership

REPORTERS LEARN quickly to read the politics behind every move in Congress. But coverage of the change in Senate leadership last week has been strangely silent on what... Read more

Marawi Year One: Some Notable Reports

THE FIRST year anniversary of the siege of Marawi occasioned several reports and specials aired in primetime newscasts from May 21 to May 27. These included a chronology... Read more

Biased Reporting on National ID System Downplays Perils

ACCORDING TO its proponents, the proposed “One for All” ID system will streamline government transactions, making government services more accessible to holders. But there are legitimate concerns about... Read more

Amplifying Women’s Voices

CHEERS TO online news site Rappler and ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila for amplifying the voice of women against the misogynistic tirades and sexist comments of President Rodrigo Duterte. While... Read more

Marawi, Moving Forward: Notes from the Forum, Media on Marawi Organized by the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR)

VIOLENCE TORE at the heart of Marawi City, the historic capital of Lanao del Sur as fighting broke out on May 23, 2017. It seemed to most residents a... Read more