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Rappler reports expanded mining operations in Mindanao

CHEERS TO Rappler’s two-part report on the large-scale operations of mining companies across Mindanao. The expansion of these activities is based on those companies’ belief that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is mining-friendly.

Life in Liberty: PCIJ report argues for giving hope to PDLs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) report calling attention to various life and career programs designed to give persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) a second chance.

Media report tension in West Philippine Sea as US VP visits Palawan

“A HISTORIC visit” was how news reports described US Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Palawan on November 22. Harris is the first and highest-ranking US government official to visit the island province, the most proximate to the maritime areas of high tension caused by the contentious activities there...

Inquirer.net explains the meaning of employment numbers

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for scrutinizing the recently revealed 0.3 percent dip in the unemployment rate, amid glowing reports that ignored the emerging problem of underemployment and the people’s shift to informal work to provide for their needs.

Some media fail to provide background on new BIR Chief

JEERS TO news accounts that reported the appointment of Romeo Lumagui Jr. as the new Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner last November 15 without any reference to the earlier appointment and remarks of Lilia Guillermo. The former BIR Chief was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shortly after...

TV5 explainer: The implausible promise of rice at PHP20

CHEERS TO TV5 for countering the claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is nearing the fulfilment of his promise that every Filipino will be able to afford rice at PHP20 per kilo. On November 16, Marcos Jr. launched the Kadiwa ng Pasko program with 12 stores nationwide. He said,...

Media explain why Paeng devastated BARMM

CHEERS TO Philstar.com, TV5, and MindaNews for reports that explained why the impact of the storm Paeng on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was so severe. As many as 159 died in the Region because of landslides and flooding, although it was not even in the...

Revisiting the pain of Children in Conflict with the Law

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) report on children in conflict with the law (CICL) which exposed the flaws of the juvenile justice system in the country.

Inquirer.net reviews UNHRC’s attention to PH laws, press freedom

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its report that did more than echo quotes issued by the Philippine government and its officials during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the state of human rights in the country in Geneva, Switzerland last November 14. The news account correctly reviewed the recommendations from...

Civil society counters official claims on human rights, climate crisis

THREE HIGH-LEVEL meetings gathered Southeast Asian and world leaders last week: the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 10 to 13; the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on the 15th and 16th; and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) from the 16th to 19th in Bangkok, Thailand.