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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

This Week in Media (October 11 to 15, 2021)

2021 IS raining gold on Filipino women—women in particular who have had challenges thrown their way including attacks by the administration.

This Week in Media (October 4 to 8, 2021)

THE FILING of certificates of candidacies has not been really as exciting in recent elections. But it became an event to watch in 2021. People seem more concerned about the options they have to choose from, as they can vote only for those who do decide to run.

This Week in Media (September 27 to October 1)

POLITICS GAINED more news space and airtime during the week despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s continuing threat to Filipinos all over the country. But the two are intertwined, since COVID-19 will require adjustments in the conduct of the campaign and the elections. Filipino voters also need to evaluate the capacity...

This Week in Media (September 20 to 24)

NOT MUCH was heard about the COVID-19 situation this week, except for the daily case counts and the spread of the infection in religious establishments in Metro Manila. Much of the news was on human rights, elections and governance issues. But the coverage was short-lived, with each issue capturing...

This Week in Media (September 13 to 17)

GOVERNMENT HAD much to do this week with schools opening and the launch of a new system to classify the levels of risk related to COVID-19. Other matters unfolding in Congress also called for attention.

This Week in Media (September 6 to 10)

THE NUMBERS have not dipped, and the country broke records with 22,820 new cases on September 9. With the positivity rate at almost 30 percent, one out of three people tested were infected with COVID-19. The pandemic is still the most severe affliction and source of worry for Filipinos....

This Week in Media (August 30 to September 3, 2021)

THE REVELATIONS by the Commission on Audit (COA) of huge anomalies in the use of pandemic funds should not be regarded as allegations. The commission’s findings were based on the standard rules and principles of accounting required to check how government agencies spend public funds. COA flagged significant deficiencies...

This Week in Media (August 23 to 27, 2021)

THE MEDIA sharpened its focus on the worsening conditions of the pandemic, as reports followed up on Congressional hearings which further revealed the scope of the financial deficiencies in addressing the pandemic reported by the COA two weeks ago.

This Week in Media (August 16 to 20)

Journalism review, This week in media, ECQ, Delta variant, Lambda variant, Afghanistan, Healthcare workers’ plight, COVID-19, Commission on Audit, COA, DOH management of funds

This Week in Media (August 9 to 13, 2021)

WITH THE worsening crisis of COVID-19, Filipinos heard loud and clear the global alarm over climate-related disaster. Media did not pick up as quickly on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report which warned of existential threats to a country surrounded all around with rising seas.