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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 weeks. On January 12, the country recorded an all-time high of 208,164 active cases.

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 its verification process. The report did not include Comelec’s reaction to it.

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.

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.

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, highlighted the need for the creation of “Kai” – a knowledge platform on sexual health.

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 their sense of entitlement. The case of Gwyneth Chua had social media abuzz with indignation. But media accounts lacked the...

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.

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 violated quarantine restrictions after having tested positive for the virus.

Inquirer.net on PDP-Laban extension plea: Grasping at straws?

WHO’S MISSING a presidential candidate? As political forces go, the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi looked desperate. Cusi scrambled to file a petition on December 31 with the Commission on Elections (Comelec), asking for the Extension of the period for the filing of certificates of candidacy...

This Week in Media (December 13 to 17, 2021)

THE CONFIRMED cases of Omicron in the country and the onslaught of Category 5 Super Typhoon Odette in the Visayas cast a shadow on hopes for a merrier Christmas this year.

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