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Reporting on the Lumad schools

MOST OF the reports by the media on the Lumad issue focused on the violence in their communities, militarization, and the alleged radicalization of the Lumad by the New People’s Army. But at the center of the controversy are the schools for the Lumad.

‘Same old, same old’ in local races

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Manila Bulletin for running a story on local candidates in the coming elections.

The cost of war in Mindanao

CHEERS TO Rappler.com for taking a closer look at the history and cost of war in Mindanao from the administration of Ferdinand Marcos to that of Benigno Aquino III.

Media took their accustomed paths in Poe citizenship coverage

SENATOR AND presidential candidate Grace Poe’s citizenship has been under scrutiny for more than a month since 2013 senatorial candidate Rizalito David filed a disqualification case against her before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on August 6 and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on August 17.

Red-tagging a Lumad school

JEERS TO Manila Bulletin’s Tempo for accusing in its headline a Lumad school of being run by the New People’s Army (NPA).

Distasteful—and exploitative

JEERS TO several media organizations for showing a video of women in scantily clad costumes dancing suggestively during a Liberal Party (LP) gathering and birthday celebration on October 1.

Gore on the front page

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for publishing on its front page a graphic photo of the 2006 killing of an Abra congressman.

Demeaning—again

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star for using as banner photo, a picture of Miss World Philippines candidates in their bikinis.

Lumad killings: Who’s responsible?

THE KILLING of two Lumad leaders and an educator in Surigao del Sur on September 1 has brought to public attention accusations of human rights violations and harassments allegedly committed by the military and paramilitary groups operating in the non-Muslim indigenous people’s communities in Mindanao.

Setting the entertainment agenda

IN A previous monitor (“Entertainment trivia on the front pages”) posted September 16, the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) noted the importance given by newspapers to the phenomenal following gained by AlDub, a love team featured on the comedy segment Kalyeserye of lunchtime show Eat Bulaga aired...