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Rappler’s report: Duterte’s appearance reveals Senate’s lack of will to hold former president accountable

CHEERS TO Rappler’s two articles on the appearance and testimony of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the October 28 Senate hearing on the war on drugs, the central policy of his administration.

Eleven years after Yolanda: Climate change call for news as platforms of action

SEVERE AND inclement weather in recent weeks highlighted the inadequacy of reporting typhoons as separate and unrelated episodes. Extraordinary climactic events were reported without reference to climate change and its impact on the Philippines and around the world.

PCIJ’s in-depth review maps political dynasties’ grip on power

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its three-part series mapping the pervasiveness of political dynasties in the Philippines and discussing their systemic impact on governance and development.

Quad comm revelations: Rappler makes sense of findings

CHEERS to Rappler for a podcast which made sense of the findings of the “Quad comm” – the four house committees which set out to jointly probe the interrelated aspects of Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war,” the criminal activities of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and the continuing drug...

Media fail to highlight meaning of Sara Duterte’s “meltdown”

JEERS TO Manila Bulletin for its report that resorted to simply recording Vice President Sara Duterte’s ‘meltdown” when she called a press conference on October 18. Meanwhile, on social media, the backlash expressed shock and outrage that reflected the general public reaction.

News5 explains Bicol River Basin as flooding factor

CHEERS TO News5 for its explainer on the Bicol region’s topography as a major factor in the severe flooding triggered by the excessive rainfall of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). The report pushed the envelope in disaster reportage as it introduced features in the natural topography of...

Media let pass Go’s lies on extrajudicial killing

JEERS TO media outlets for failing to fact-check Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s two false claims on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. Media reports also missed the opportunity to establish the context of violence in the implementation of Duterte’s illegal drug policy.

PCIJ looks into early ad spending, Villar’s use of Facebook

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its two reports that focused on the Facebook campaign ad spending of senatorial aspirants for the 2025 midterm polls. Carmela Fonbuena of PCIJ showed how senatorial aspirant Camille Villar has ramped up her ads on FB, keeping up with...

Same Marcos extravagance: Media dazzled by Bahay Pangulo renovation

A SELECT group of journalists were given a tour of the Bahay Pangulo (President’s House), the newly renovated residence in the Malacañang Palace complex located just across the Pasig River.

Altermidya shifts lens to communities in battle crosshairs

CHEERS TO Altermidya for its special report on the plight of civilian communities which have borne the brunt of attacks by state forces since 2016 under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte until the present.