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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 (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.”

This Week in Media (July 18 to 22, 2022)

PRESIDENT MARCOS is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25. Media have reported the preparations for the event, including security measures in the House of Representatives where the event is held each year, police management of the usual protest actions, and...

This Week in Media (July 11-15, 2022)

FORMER PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte left the job with a 78 percent satisfaction rating, according to the April 19 to 27 survey of Social Weather Stations. But he left behind him for the Marcos administration to address the pandemic and the economic crisis.

This Week in Media (July 4 to 8, 2022)

MORE BAD news hit Filipinos, who are already struggling with the high cost of living due to the oil crisis and inflation. The steady increase in the price of local sugar, the shortage of chickens and the disruption of water services in some areas have added to public misery.

This Week in Media (June 20 to 24, 2022)

NEWS REPORTS this week featured the farmers, fisherfolk, jeepney drivers and commuters who are most directly affected by the impact of still rising petroleum product prices. Rising steadily in recent weeks, fuel costs have driven the cost of living beyond the means of the majority of Filipinos, including the...

This Week in Media (June 13 to 17, 2022)

THE CEREMONIES involved in the transition to a new administration are the least of ordinary Filipinos’ concerns. The struggle to make ends meet becomes more and more taxing week by week, as fuel prices continue to soar amid global supply chain issues.