We will not surrender our freedomsToday, 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.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Inaccurate and uncorroborated JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for an inaccurate report full of misleading information on a study of the conflict in Mindanao (“World Bank: BBL can’t ensure peace, new threat groups emerging,” April 11, front page). A unity call for peace CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for focusing on an underrepresented sector in the BBL discussions severely affected by the continuing clashes: the farmers in the region. Another alarmist headline about Mindanao JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its Feb. 28 banner headline that proclaimed that a “New Mindanao war begins”. Reminding readers about road safety CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for reminding its readers about the importance of road safety a year after a bus crash in Bontoc, Mountain Province that killed 15 people. Unverified info from an anonymous source JEERS TO The Manila Times for publishing an inaccurate report from, initially, an anonymous informant about the helicopters purchased by the Department of National Defense (DND). Missing background JEERS TO The Philippine Star for not providing background information on a report involving an alleged pyramid scam queen. From history’s lens CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for providing the historical context to help readers understand the Bangsamoro political entity issue, in light of the discussions on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Using a column for a personal agenda JEERS TO Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo for using his column to malign an academic institution for personal reasons. The costs of wars in Mindanao CHEERS TO News5 for reminding war-mongering politicians of the human and economic costs of the Mindanao wars in the past four decades. What about them? Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for raising a timely question amid war talks in some parts of Mindanao: What about the Maguindanao children? « Previous1…1112131415…61Next »
