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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

Media sideline injustices in De Lima’s six-year detention

HAVING SPENT six years in Camp Crame detention on trumped up drug charges, Leila de Lima has been subjected to political persecution. An elected Senator when her ordeal began, her position did not hold off a range of punishing actions. The involvement of the two separate branches of government...

Locals air concerns on biggest Balikatan yet

WITH 17,600 troops participating, this year’s Balikatan military exercises between the United States and the Philippines is the biggest yet, surpassing the 8,900 who participated last year. It includes a small Australian contingent and observers from Japan, the United Kingdom and Australia. According to reports, the joint training activities...

ICC denies PH request to suspend investigation

THE PHILIPPINE government has been consistent in its response to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of drug-related crimes. Stated repeatedly and with slight variations on the theme, the position is to ignore and sideline the call for justice on behalf of families of drug war victims.

Senator’s expose on sugar fiasco signals media to do own probe

THE SUGAR crisis in this country has left a bitter taste for most Filipinos, with only one public official so far expressing alarm over the numerous points sugar imports have violated government rules.

Media highlight environmental damage from the Mindoro oil spill

NEWSROOMS HAVE kept up coverage of the oil spill since the tanker MT Princess Empress capsized off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28. In three weeks, 900 thousand liters of industrial oil spread out quickly to nearby coastal waters and beyond.

Cycle of violence recalls dark Duterte legacy

Journalism review, This week in media, Killings of local chief executives, Student hazing, Drug-related killings, Drug war, Dahas, UP Third World Studies Center, ICC, Rodrigo Duterte, Davao Death Squad, Narco-list, Politicians involved in drugs, Attacks on politicians, Roel Degamo, Rommel Alameda, Rodolfo Azurin, John Matthew Salilig, Fraternity violence,...

Lessons learned from EDSA this 2023

THE SILENCE from the Palace last week as the 37th anniversary of EDSA People Power approached suggested that the national holiday would be forgotten or ignored on the first year of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as president.

China’s use of lasers on PCG triggers discussion on possible PH response

AS UNFORTUNATE as it is, harassment by Chinese vessels asserting their claim over Philippine waters is no longer surprising or shocking to Filipinos. The 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claims to the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has almost been forgotten or rendered irrelevant, with former President Rodrigo...

More Malacañang renovations: Some media beguiled by Palace tour

MALACAÑANG Palace is not a place anyone can visit on a whim. Strict measures apply for entry into the grounds and buildings that serve as the office and residence of the Philippine President.

Duterte’s Basic Education Report: Media welcome Sara’s admission of deficiencies

SARA DUTERTE’S presentation of a Basic Education Report (BER) was obviously designed to assure the people and the rest of government that she is giving her most serious attention to address the challenges that confront her as Secretary of Education. The report is not part of a regular routine....

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