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Media recall new COA Chair Calida’s dubious track record

CHEERS TO two media organizations for recalling Jose Calida’s questionable record after he was named chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA).

Women political prisoners prove Duterte’s misogyny

CHEERS TO Bulatlat for calling attention to one more aspect of the country’s failed penal system. Its two-part special report revisited a long-standing issue: the plight of women political prisoners. It related the travails of two women who were detained on fabricated charges during the Duterte administration. The...

This Week in Media (July 4 to 8, 2022)

MORE BAD news hit Filipinos, who are already struggling with the high cost of living due to the oil crisis and inflation. The steady increase in the price of local sugar, the shortage of chickens and the disruption of water services in some areas have added to public misery.

News5 interview with Aimee Marcos: Unmentioned family ties

ON JULY 4, News5 entertainment correspondent MJ Marfori reported on One Balita Pilipinas – a program of News5’s affiliate channel One PH – that she had done an exclusive interview with presidential sister Aimee Marcos. Marfori said that the younger Marcos, a social media strategist, had played a role...

GMA News Online checks Marcos Jr.’s dismissal of PSA’s inflation figure

CHEERS TO GMA News Online’s report that provided the necessary critique in the story. Asked by a reporter for comment on the reported 6.1 percent inflation rate for June 2022 (issued by the Philippine Statistical Authority/PSA), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his July 5 press briefing disagreed, claiming the...

ABS-CBN provides timeline of Marcoses’ strategy

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s NXT video report that detailed how the Marcoses assured their return to Malacañang, 36 years after the ouster of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

MindaNews calls out low priority given to Mindanao peace agenda

CHEERS TO MindaNews for calling attention to the Bangsamoro peace process in Mindanao, an urgent issue that the Marcos Jr. administration has made no attempt to address. A report on July 2 noted the President’s inaction as a reflection of the low priority he is giving to peace and...

Fact-checked: Media counter Marcos inaugural claims

CHEERS TO several media organizations for challenging dubious claims in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s inaugural address. Rappler, Baguio Chronicle, News5, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), and Vera Files produced necessary fact-checks and critical commentary in response to those claims.

Rappler lists reports on Duterte’s drug war

CHEERS TO Rappler for its compilation of reports that reviewed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war.” The report echoed the message of human rights advocates now that the strongman has stepped down– “never forget”.

Media explain end of energy exploration talks with China

CHEERS TO the media organizations that supported with expert analysis their reports on the end of Philippines-China energy exploration talks. Radyo5 and ANC’s interviews explained how the move prevented a “Constitutional crisis,” and stressed the consequences of an energy shortage on the citizenry.