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 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... 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.  This Week in Media (December 6 to 10, 2021) DURING THE WEEK of International Human Rights Day, on December 10, the Supreme Court ruled en banc on the highly problematic Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) enacted by Congress more than a year ago. This Week in Media (November 29 to December 3, 2021) NEWS OF the Omicron variant which was first detected in South Africa has dampened Christmas cheer in this country and others. It has tamped down any planned downgrading to Alert Level 1 of the NCR. This Week in Media (November 22 to 26, 2021) THE DUTERTE administration continues to be a source of deep shame among concerned Filipinos for its continued display of incompetence, the lack of coordination among key officials, and the country’s loss of sovereignty over its own territory. This Week in Media (November 15 to 19, 2021) AS IF local drama series on TV were not enough, the withdrawals and substitutions involving members of the Duterte family and their allies took over news coverage during the weekend, carrying over the expectations about who would run and who would back out November 15, Monday, the last day... This Week in Media (November 8 to 12, 2021) WE MIGHT be looking at a “better Christmas” with the downward trend in COVID cases, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about the future. This Week in Media (November 1 to 5, 2021) WILL THE Philippines have a “better Christmas?” The downgrading of the capital’s Alert Level from 3 to 2 effective November 4, the lifting of curfews and the increased capacity of public transport to 70 percent allow greater mobility as the Filipino public embraces the holiday season. Media also reported... This Week in Media (October 25 to 29, 2021) PRE-CAMPAIGN events and government hype about the country’s return to normalcy should not distract the media from the revelations of the Right to Know, Right Now Coalition (R2KRN). Everyone knows that the Bayanihan 1 and 2 laws provided huge amounts of money to enable the Duterte government to respond... This Week in Media (October 18 to 22, 2021) THE END of the period for the filing of certificates of candidacy has reduced some of the excitement over who’s filing for what elective post. Coverage has reverted to routine, which unfortunately requires following the declared presidential candidates as they announce their senatorial slates. The shared candidates among parties... « Previous1…101112131415Next »
