Media Ethics and Responsibility Archives

We will not surrender our freedoms

Today, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

The Silent Media

Native Advertising: Not just a Problem of One

Hearing on fake news: Media coverage highlights self-regulation

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net Philstar.com, Rappler, and TV5’s Frontline Pilipinas for their reports that went beyond the focus of the House Tri-committee hearing on “fake news” and discussed the need for accountability on the part of social media influencers.

Media recall the Big One, discuss PH earthquake preparedness

CHEERS TO media reports on the 7.7 temblor in Myanmar which also recalled the vulnerability of the Philippines to earthquakes, describing the active fault line that runs through the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces and the country’s lack of preparedness for earthquake disaster.

Media clarify: “Crime against humanity” is not about numbers

CHEERS to the media organizations that explained the term “crimes against humanity,” in connection to the arrest of President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Marking Women’s Month 2025: Persistent Struggles, Political Frontlines, and the Election

AS THE Philippines marked Women’s Month this 2025, media reports painted a powerful, multifaceted picture of the lives, struggles, and victories of Filipino women. From political frontlines to prison cells, from the town halls to courts, Filipino women continue to fight for dignity, recognition, and rights in a country...

Duterte in the ICC: First three days of coverage allowed claims of illegal arrest without counter-arguments

THE MARCH 11 arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) came as a surprise for many who had not heard any news lately about the Court. But Duterte himself apparently knew about the impending action, as noted by some media...

Feb 17 to March 9, 2025: Airtime for election news dips

Election coverage during the second, third, and fourth weeks of the campaign period consolidated news on campaign sorties and rallies of senatorial candidates into single reports. This collective reporting remained candidate-centric, with short annotations on what the candidates did or said during a campaign event, including their platforms or...

Journalists expose disinformation machinery on Duterte’s ICC arrest

CHEERS TO Philstar.com, Inquirer.net, and Rappler for publishing in-depth reports that traced and analyzed the narratives surrounding former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Reporting on raids, media limited discussion of the POGO ban

THREE MONTHS after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a total ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), media has continued to report on raids to close down POGO hubs that have continued to be operated by foreign nationals, mostly from China.

Inquirer.net bares senatoriables’ stance on the VP’s impeachment

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for tracking the different stands taken by incumbent senators and senatorial candidates on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Amid diminished remembrance, student and faith-based groups recall the value of EDSA People Power

THE MARCOS administration has consistently kept the commemoration of EDSA People Power events of February 1986 in the cold. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has left the ceremonial tasks to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.