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From the Newsrooms: March 3 to 9, 2024

THIS WEEK the news followed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as he traveled to Australia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia summit from March 4 to 6. The Australian government hosted this year’s special summit in the city of Melbourne, to underscore among other issues...

News on China’s actions in WPS need to shift focus

MEDIA FOLLOWED recent incidents in the West Philippine Sea as Chinese vessels engaged in maneuvers to block patrol boats of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on February 12. The news on February 17 also reported the disturbing allegation of China’s use of cyanide, causing damage to the resources and...

From the Newsrooms: February 25 to March 2, 2024

HEADLINES LAST week called public attention to the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar who was shot by police in August 2023. A local court promulgated on February 27 the murder case filed against six police officers, who were earlier terminated from service.

From the Newsrooms: February 18 to 24, 2024

Quiboloy evades another congressional grilling; new Philippine-China dispute in WPS

Jade Castro and the danger of warrantless arrest: Rappler, Philstar.com explain when such arrest is legal

CHEERS TO Rappler and Philstar.com for calling attention to the highly irregular arrest of filmmaker Jade Castro and his companions in the province of Quezon.

Media’s political memory fades on Enrile’s 100th birthday

JEERS TO the media that made news of the 100th birthday milestone of Juan Ponce Enrile as one would for a celebrity, with hardly any mention of his checkered political career. In their accounts, ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News Online, Inquirer.net, Manila Bulletin, and The Philippine Star,...

From the Newsrooms: February 11 to 17, 2024

WITH PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s clear signal of his approval, it was no surprise for the media to pick up the heightened discussion of charter change (Chacha) in the Senate.

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change

CHEERS to GMA Integrated News for a video report discussing the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), the official document that details the use of the budget allocated for dealing with the problems related to climate change. In 2023, reports noted that the proposed budget for government climate change...

Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte’s proposal for Mindanao secession

CHEERS TO TV5 and ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for their reports that discussed the constitutionality of Rodrigo Duterte’s proposed secession of Mindanao from the Philippines.

From the Newsrooms: February 4 to 10, 2024

MARCOS’ VISIT on February 7 fixed the news spotlight on Davao. Although bad weather had caused quite severe flooding and landslides in the area, the President’s schedule which had been set earlier did not include stops in any of the disaster sites, although he did an aerial inspection and...