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 From the Newsrooms: March 3 to 9, 2024 THIS WEEK the news followed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as he traveled to Australia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia summit from March 4 to 6. The Australian government hosted this year’s special summit in the city of Melbourne, to underscore among other issues... From the Newsrooms: February 25 to March 2, 2024 HEADLINES LAST week called public attention to the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar who was shot by police in August 2023. A local court promulgated on February 27 the murder case filed against six police officers, who were earlier terminated from service. From the Newsrooms: February 18 to 24, 2024 Quiboloy evades another congressional grilling; new Philippine-China dispute in WPS From the Newsrooms: February 11 to 17, 2024 WITH PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s clear signal of his approval, it was no surprise for the media to pick up the heightened discussion of charter change (Chacha) in the Senate. From the Newsrooms: February 4 to 10, 2024 MARCOS’ VISIT on February 7 fixed the news spotlight on Davao. Although bad weather had caused quite severe flooding and landslides in the area, the President’s schedule which had been set earlier did not include stops in any of the disaster sites, although he did an aerial inspection and... From the Newsrooms: January 29 to February 3, 2024 ON JANUARY 30, the Philippine Daily Inquirer used a fitting phrase in headlining the effect of the separate rallies held by the Marcos and Duterte camps on January 28: “Battle lines drawn.” Manila Standard on January 31 used the same words as it reported Rodrigo Duterte’s taunting challenge to... From the Newsrooms: January 22 to 27, 2024 IF FORMER Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is to be believed, the investigative probe of the International Criminal Court into the Philippine drug war is done “as far as the principal accused is concerned,” while the warrant for the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte could be served in a... From the Newsrooms: January 15 to 20, 2024 MEDIA REPORTED earlier this month the reshuffle in the Department of Agriculture (DA). The retirement of two senior career undersecretaries, Leocadio Sebastian and Domingo Panganiban, caused ranking officials to be shifted around. From the Newsrooms: January 8 to 13, 2024 THE IDEA had been simmering but it broke out for all the public to think about when House Speaker Martin Romualdez took up the need for Charter change (Cha-cha). He recalled two resolutions that had raised the issues earlier in 2023, saying the amendments would focus on economic provisions,... From the Newsrooms: January 1 to 6, 2024 THE POWER disruption that struck Panay Island ended up as a national story. The blackout could have happened elsewhere in the country, warning Filipinos they could be just as easily suffering such days of darkness. « Previous1234…15Next »
