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7.6 growth rate in 2022: Print trumpets superlative claims, TV and online news provide more realistic assessment

SEVEN MANILA-based broadsheets featured it as banner story on January 27, echoing the superlative terms used by government to describe the 7.6 percent growth of the country’s economy in in 2022. It was noted as the highest rate recorded in 46 years; or as government further pointed out –...

MindaNews focuses on RHU’s initiatives in combating COVID

CHEERS TO MindaNews for a story that should be a model for national media. Featuring a rural community’s response to COVID-19, it described measures to arrest the spread of the illness undertaken by a Rural Health Unit (RHU) in Mindanao.

Media Fail to Verify Alleged Renovations in Malacañang

JEERS TO the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) for failing to confirm or verify alleged construction within Palace grounds, and for not sharing the story about its secrecy.

Media echo government narrative on Marcos’ WEF trip

THE GLOBE-trotting president strikes again, this time in the wintry mountain town of Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Rappler compares bills for charter change in the House

CHEERS TO Rappler’s in-depth report that compared the different charter change bills that have been filed at the House of Representatives.

Rappler and Inquirer.net dig up the onion problem

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for their looking into reasons behind the high price of onions. The reports focused on what farmer groups have to say as they are the stakeholders most affected by the crisis.

Media highlight relevance of ruling: SC voids Arroyo-era exploration deal

CHEERS TO several media accounts that provided explainers and interviews that discussed a Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the 2005 joint exploration deal with China and Vietnam and its relevance to current developments and the new administration.

Few journos make sense of military shake-up

IT WAS not easy to sort out the coverage of the cycle of appointments, re-appointments and resignations, but a sudden shuffle in the high positions of the military always suggests a restive mood among uniformed men – never a good sign, of different kinds of trouble brewing in government....

Inquirer.net draws real numbers vs 2028 economic plan

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its report that looked at current economic figures in connection with the goals of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP), government’s “aspiring” economic plan for 2023 to 2028. On January 11, Kurt Dela Peña drew the numbers from official statistics, presenting numbers that challenge the government’s...

Getting ahead: Rappler looks at future of human rights under Marcos regime

CHEERS TO Rappler’s timely and useful report that looked into possible developments in the quest for justice of the victims of the bloody “drug war” of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime. The piece raised awareness about current issues and what may happen given past events. The information encourages the...