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  • Hits and misses in the coverage of “creeping martial law”

    September always reminds Filipinos of martial law and coincidentally close to the end of the said month an alleged Malacanang plan to place the country under military rule or... Read more

  • Media divided over GMA’s mailed fist policy

    Editorials and columns are sharply divided over the government’s hardline stance against opposition forces. The Daily Tribune had been consistent in its anti-Arroyo stand. Reacting to the October 14... Read more

  • Palace, Senate collision course in media

    Are political stories all about mudslinging, accusations and counter-accusations? Is there a better and more constructive way of covering bickering politicians? The answer can probably be best illustrated by... Read more

  • “He said, she said” reporting

    There was no letup in the political squabble between the administration and those calling for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and media have not been very helpful in... Read more

  • Defiant Marine officers get media sympathy

    When media starts sympathizing with military officers who openly defy their commander in chief, can the end be near for the latter? Two ranking Marines were the first casualties... Read more

  • The North Rail extra challenge

    An issue as technical and complex as the North Luzon Railways Corporation (North Rail/NLRC) rehabilitation project requires careful scrutiny and detailed reportage. So far, media have been generally up... Read more

  • Who’s who in ConCom

    With a lot of push from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her main support-base, the House of Representatives, Charter-change has become a permanent fixture in media the past weeks. Reportage... Read more

  • Media and two powerful women’s battle of wills

    When the government finally sided with the farmers, media could not help but speculate that it was all about politics. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has canceled the... Read more

  • The long wait for E-VAT

    After weeks of anticipating the lifting of the temporary restraining order on the expanded value-added tax (E-VAT) law, media were more than ready with their reports when the Supreme... Read more

  • Two journalists shot down

    In just a span of 60 hours, two journalists were gunned down in separate incidents in southern Luzon over the weekend. Robert Ramos, tabloid reporter, and Ricardo Uy, a... Read more



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