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This Week in Media (September 26 to 30, 2022)

JUST LAST September 20, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was urging “industrialized” nations attending the United Nations General Assembly to do more in addressing the climate crisis, as developing countries such as the Philippines are affected the most. And yet, while still in the USA, he did not publicly announce...

This Week in Media (September 19 to 23, 2022)

FIFTY YEARS since Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s declaration of Martial Law, his only son is now president. The Marcos family’s efforts to return to power have culminated in Marcos Jr.’s election, with many Filipinos believing that Martial Law was a “golden age,” an era of peace and progress....

This Week in Media (September 12 to 16, 2022)

BUDGET HEARINGS in Congress are necessarily detailed. They are important undertakings that have not received the kind of journalistic coverage they deserve. Their relevance to good governance, corruption and public welfare has not been made more interesting to ordinary people.

This Week in Media (September 5 to 9, 2022)

REPORTERS were occupied with the two state visits this week of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: the first to Indonesia (September 4-6) and the second to Singapore (September 6-7). The media gave banner treatment to the first foreign trips of Marcos as President. Reports described the line-up of meetings...

This Week in Media (August 29 to September 2, 2022)

WHEN PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed himself Secretary of Agriculture last June 20, he said that the problems of the sector were “severe enough” that he had to step in. He emphasized his administration’s intention to boost agriculture in his inaugural address, saying it “cries for urgent attention after...

This Week in Media (August 22 to 26, 2022)

AFTER TWO years of a national school lockdown, schools opened with face to face classes on Monday, August 22. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte quickly claimed it a “victory for education.” Without a doubt, students were overjoyed by their reunion with classmates, and so...

This Week in Media (August 15 to 19, 2022)

PRESIDENT MARCOS added his voice to the anti-COVID booster shot campaign by joining the PinasLakas vaccination program launch in Manila by the Department of Health (DOH) on August 17.

This Week in Media (August 8 to 12, 2022)

FACE-TO-FACE classes are scheduled to resume on August 22, which means the Department of Education (DepEd) is busier than usual with the necessary preparations. As seen on newscasts every year, teachers are once again inspecting the adequacy of their classrooms, school supplies and equipment.

This Week in Media (August 1 to 5, 2022)

A FORMER president and key personality in the EDSA People Power Movement has passed, and while the current administration saw fit to declare a 10-day period of mourning for Fidel V. Ramos, it has not honored his legacy as a champion of peace and democracy.

This Week in Media (July 25 to 29, 2022)

IN HIS very first SONA last July 25, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed that “The state of the nation is sound.”