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Duterte’s Basic Education Report: Media welcome Sara’s admission of deficiencies

SARA DUTERTE’S presentation of a Basic Education Report (BER) was obviously designed to assure the people and the rest of government that she is giving her most serious attention to address the challenges that confront her as Secretary of Education. The report is not part of a regular routine....

Marine Life and Livelihood: Inquirer zooms in on Manila Bay fisherfolk and their plight

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s two-part series focusing on the fisherfolk in Manila Bay and the dangerous effect of quarrying and reclamation projects to both the country’s marine resources and the livelihood of fisherfolk. Published on January 30 and 31, Krixia Subingsubing and Mariejo Ramos questioned the quarrying...

7.6 growth rate in 2022: Print trumpets superlative claims, TV and online news provide more realistic assessment

SEVEN MANILA-based broadsheets featured it as banner story on January 27, echoing the superlative terms used by government to describe the 7.6 percent growth of the country’s economy in in 2022. It was noted as the highest rate recorded in 46 years; or as government further pointed out –...

MindaNews focuses on RHU’s initiatives in combating COVID

CHEERS TO MindaNews for a story that should be a model for national media. Featuring a rural community’s response to COVID-19, it described measures to arrest the spread of the illness undertaken by a Rural Health Unit (RHU) in Mindanao.

Media Fail to Verify Alleged Renovations in Malacañang

JEERS TO the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) for failing to confirm or verify alleged construction within Palace grounds, and for not sharing the story about its secrecy.

Media echo government narrative on Marcos’ WEF trip

THE GLOBE-trotting president strikes again, this time in the wintry mountain town of Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Rappler compares bills for charter change in the House

CHEERS TO Rappler’s in-depth report that compared the different charter change bills that have been filed at the House of Representatives.

Rappler and Inquirer.net dig up the onion problem

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for their looking into reasons behind the high price of onions. The reports focused on what farmer groups have to say as they are the stakeholders most affected by the crisis.

Media highlight relevance of ruling: SC voids Arroyo-era exploration deal

CHEERS TO several media accounts that provided explainers and interviews that discussed a Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the 2005 joint exploration deal with China and Vietnam and its relevance to current developments and the new administration.

Few journos make sense of military shake-up

IT WAS not easy to sort out the coverage of the cycle of appointments, re-appointments and resignations, but a sudden shuffle in the high positions of the military always suggests a restive mood among uniformed men – never a good sign, of different kinds of trouble brewing in government....