Journalism Review Archives | Page 131 of 158

Giving voice to their plight

CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for giving voice to the largely unmentioned victims in any conflict: the displaced families.

Creating ‘news’

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a banner story which erroneously declared Mary Jane Veloso, a migrant worker in death row in Indonesia, dead.

Looking into GOCC executives’ salaries and benefits

CHEERS to Network News of CNN Philippines for a report on the "hefty" salaries and benefits of executives of government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) three years after Republic Act No. 10149 became law.

Battle-weary victims ask: When will this stop?

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for similarly reporting on the civilians displaced by conflict.

Inaccurate and uncorroborated

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for an inaccurate report full of misleading information on a study of the conflict in Mindanao (“World Bank: BBL can’t ensure peace, new threat groups emerging,” April 11, front page).

A unity call for peace

CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for focusing on an underrepresented sector in the BBL discussions severely affected by the continuing clashes: the farmers in the region.

Another alarmist headline about Mindanao

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its Feb. 28 banner headline that proclaimed that a “New Mindanao war begins”.

Reminding readers about road safety

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for reminding its readers about the importance of road safety a year after a bus crash in Bontoc, Mountain Province that killed 15 people.

Unverified info from an anonymous source

JEERS TO The Manila Times for publishing an inaccurate report from, initially, an anonymous informant about the helicopters purchased by the Department of National Defense (DND).

Missing background

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for not providing background information on a report involving an alleged pyramid scam queen.