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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...

‘Bading,’ Homosexual: Incorrect, Irrelevant

JEERS TO GMA-7’s 24 Oras and Sun.Star Cebu for erroneously and unnecessarily tagging their news subjects as “bading” and “homosexual.” 24 Oras misidentified in a report the transgender woman who was killed, stuffed in a suitcase and dumped along the Cavite Expressway, Coastal Road, Pasay City (“Bangkay ng...

Death Penalty: Legal, Rights Issues Ignored

HIS PROMISE to eradicate crime in a span of three to six months was at the forefront of President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign. Known for his tough stance on crime, Duterte announced in a May 15 press conference that he would urge Congress to restore the death penalty, preferably...

Duterte’s Proposed EO on FOI: Not Very Well-Informed

THE PHILIPPINE press has been promoting the passage of a Freedom of Information (FOI) act for years, the idea being that if there’s a law that would ensure transparency and access to government information, citizens could monitor government more closely and help check corruption, while the media could...