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‘Pro-Duterte NPA Rally’: Inaccurate, Misleading

JEERS TO CNN Philippines’ Network News for its inaccurate tagging of a rally in support of peace talks as “pro-Duterte” and its participants as members of the New People’s Army (NPA). On Tuesday, June 28, Network News aired a report on the rally of activists and militant groups...

Feeding Frenzy: Journalists’ Shameful Treatment of ASG Victim

JEERS TO several journalists for aggravating the trauma of a recently freed kidnap victim by asking questions that forced her to relive her experience in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Held captive by the ASG for more than nine months, Marites Flor was finally released...

‘Van Rape’ Survivors: Violated Twice Over

JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol and GMA-7’s 24 Oras for interviewing rape survivors in a manner that practically forced them to relive their ordeal. On June 10, two passengers of an unregistered passenger van were robbed and raped by alleged suspects Wilfredo Lorenzo and Alfie “Buddy” Turado....

Assessing Aquino’s Term

CHEERS TO Rappler for running pieces that looked back on the term of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III. On June 15, Rappler posted “The Aquino Legacy,” which recalled events during Aquino’s term, including “its successes, its failures, and its legacy.” The special page hosts articles assessing Aquino as a leader (“The Aquino...

Unclear Headline and Lead

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on June 20 a contributed report in the business section. Given the headline and lead, the reader could hardly make out what the article was all about. Reading on, the report yields a clue only in the third paragraph. The...

Election Fraud Allegations: The Marcos Media Edge

THE MAY 2016 elections, like other elections in the past, were marred by allegations of fraud. The most controversial this year are those alleged by Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Representative Leni Robredo who defeated him by a margin of 263,473 votes — the narrowest in Philippine...

‘Dagdag-Bawas’: Debunking Poll Fraud Claims

CHEERS TO Rappler for analyzing and debunking claims of fraud by alleged whistleblowers who claim to have been involved in the “dagdag-bawas” or vote shaving that allegedly occurred in a warehouse in Lucena, Quezon, on Election Day. The allegations surfaced as Congress was in the process of proclaiming...

Summary Killings: Fatal Impact on Rule of Law

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for running an editorial that looked at the recent spate of summary killings and its impact on rule of law. On June 7, the Inquirer ran the editorial “Killing season?” which noted the recent summary killings in the Western Visayas. The...

Sexual Harassment: A Timely and Pertinent Issue

CHEERS TO Rappler for tackling sexual harassment in a report that reminded readers it is a crime under Philippine laws. Rappler’s “The many faces of sexual harassment in PH,” published on June 4, recalled the definition of sexual harassment in Republic Act 7877, the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of...

Expletives Aplenty: Duterte and the F Word

PRESIDENT-ELECT Rodrigo Duterte’s recent press conferences were, as usual, not devoid of expletives as he denounced the Catholic Church, the media and even the United Nations for a variety of reasons. Duterte has been correctly described as “foul-mouthed” and “tough talking,” showing no restraint in both his statements...