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This Week in Media (June 6 to 10, 2022)

Health, economic, environmental concerns dominate the news

Inquirer.net report warns public re “rubber stamp” Senate

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for calling attention to the weakened opposition in the 19th Congress. The in-depth report pointed out the risks of a Senate that’s subservient to the President. The reporter interviewed professors from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman’s Department of Political Science. The three academics underscored...

GMA News recalls PCGG role now that another Marcos is in power

CHEERS TO the Need to Know episode of GMA News and Public Affairs Digital, which reminded the citizenry what the role of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is in recovering the Marcoses’ ill-gotten wealth. The episode is pointedly relevant, now that Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of late...

Climate crisis: TV5 highlights calls for climate action

CHEERS TO TV5 for its two-part special report that underscored the urgency of the climate crisis and its impact on the Philippines.

This Week in Media (May 30 to June 3, 2022)

Media follow government transition phase

This Week in Media (May 23 to 27, 2022)

IT IS official: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte have been proclaimed President and Vice President of the Philippines. Media noted the canvassing as the fastest in Philippine history as it took only two days. Reports recorded only one hitch: Some ballot boxes delivered to Congress, convened as the...

It isn’t journalism: NET25 airs brazen personal attack in the guise of a “report”

JEERS TO NET25 for airing a personal attack in the guise of a “news report” on Vice President Leni Robredo and her family, which among others, called the VP and her daughters Aika, Tricia, and Jillian ‘kulang sa pansin’ (attention seekers) for posting social media updates on their personal...

Journalists expose mythic source of Marcos wealth

WELL BEFORE the 2022 elections, social media posts were attempting to explain the sources of the Marcos family fortune. One such attempt was widely circulated: The family's supposed possession of Tallano gold bars. Analysts have since described such accounts as online misinformation, via platforms such as Facebook and YouTube,...

This Week in Media (May 16 to 20, 2022)

THE RETURN of a Marcos to Malacañang may not be official as yet, but media have been alert to developments as the presumptive President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. prepares for his term of office. Two days after election day, he appointed his running mate and presumptive Vice President-elect Sara Duterte...

A rice policy without real benefits: Inquirer.net examines Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its review of one of the campaign promises of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., now presumptive president to reduce the price of rice to PHP20 per kilo. The promise is something that should be welcomed given the current rate of inflation, but should be looked into...