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Labor laws

JEERS TO Malaya Business Insight for a one-sided and incomplete Oct. 25, 2012 banner story on Philippine employment laws.

Supreme Court SALNs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and Solar Network News for their joint story that examined the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) of the Supreme Court (SC) justices, one year after Congress impeached then Chief Justice Renato Corona.

PJR Reports October-December 2012

The year 2012 was particularly problematic for the Philippine press, primarily because of the continuing harassment and killing of journalists. But Presidential and Congressional initiatives as well as default also contributed to making the year a difficult one for the news media.

Covering the Sin Tax Bill: Mostly focused on Policy Issues

PROMINENTLY IN the news in October and November this year was the “sin” tax bill (now known as Republic Act No. 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco). The extent of reporting depended on the medium. Newspaper coverage was comprehensive, the reports appearing in...

All about Hagedorn

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for a “personality” piece on Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn, who is running for senator in the May 2013 elections.

Measuring poverty

CHEERS TO GMA News for explaining how the government measures poverty incidence through food and nutrition requirements.

Violence in Abra

CHEERS TO Vera Files for a report on Abra's culture of violence, which intensifies during elections.

Labor laws

JEERS TO Malaya Business Insight for a one-sided and incomplete October 25, 2012 banner story on Philippine employment laws.

Tweets violate trust

JEERS TO GMA News TV's Brigada and its reporter for violating a confidentiality agreement by tweeting information that a source had asked to keep secret.

Misleading headline

JEERS TO Inquirer.net for a misleading headline.