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F. Sionil Jose, 97

F. SIONIL JOSE, considered the most widely-read Filipino author in the English language, passed away last January 6 while awaiting an angioplasty operation at the Makati Medical Center. Read more

This Week in Media (January 10 to 14, 2022)

ADDING TO the grim start of 2022, the second week of the year saw the steady rise in COVID-19 cases, breaching the three million mark within less than two... Read more

Report on Comelec hacking flawed — but flags Election 2022 digital vulnerabilities

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its breaking news report on the alleged hacking of Comelec’s servers, which it claimed to have verified. But the report did not detail... Read more

Poblacion Girl: Getting distracted from the issues that matter

JEERS TO News5 and GMA-7 for amplifying trivia and distractions related to the case of Gwyneth Chua, who violated quarantine restrictions after arriving from abroad last December. Read more

Misplaced optimism about Omicron

THE FIRST week of 2022 saw the steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and the looming threat of the Omicron variant. Perhaps in an attempt to calm... Read more

DZRH spotlights controversial candidate

JEERS TO dzRH for the publicity it gave Rose Nono Lin’s campaign activities while failing to discuss her involvement in the Pharmally scandal. Read more

VERA Files reports need for sex education, reproductive health services

CHEERS to VERA Files for calling attention to the dismal state of reproductive health care services and sex education, especially among Filipino youth. The report by Nica Rhiana Hanopol,... Read more

This Week in Media (January 3 to 7, 2022)

THE FIRST week of the year was a bad start for 2022. First off, a case of blatant misconduct based on the rather common moral failure among Filipinos who flaunt... Read more

Philippine Star editorial urges testing, tracing

CHEERS TO The Philippine Star for its editorial that raised critical points otherwise absent from news accounts on the current surge of COVID-19 cases. Read more

It’s all about connections: Inquirer questions handling of Gwyneth Chua case

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s editorial “Quarantine and connections” published January 5, 2022 for its critical take on the recent controversy surrounding the case of Gwyneth Chua who... Read more