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Duterte in the ICC: First three days of coverage allowed claims of illegal arrest without counter-arguments

THE MARCH 11 arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) came as a surprise for many who had not heard any news lately about the Court. But Duterte himself apparently knew about the impending action, as noted by some media...

Feb 17 to March 9, 2025: Airtime for election news dips

Election coverage during the second, third, and fourth weeks of the campaign period consolidated news on campaign sorties and rallies of senatorial candidates into single reports. This collective reporting remained candidate-centric, with short annotations on what the candidates did or said during a campaign event, including their platforms or...

Journalists expose disinformation machinery on Duterte’s ICC arrest

CHEERS TO Philstar.com, Inquirer.net, and Rappler for publishing in-depth reports that traced and analyzed the narratives surrounding former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Reporting on raids, media limited discussion of the POGO ban

THREE MONTHS after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a total ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), media has continued to report on raids to close down POGO hubs that have continued to be operated by foreign nationals, mostly from China.

Inquirer.net bares senatoriables’ stance on the VP’s impeachment

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for tracking the different stands taken by incumbent senators and senatorial candidates on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Amid diminished remembrance, student and faith-based groups recall the value of EDSA People Power

THE MARCOS administration has consistently kept the commemoration of EDSA People Power events of February 1986 in the cold. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has left the ceremonial tasks to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

PCIJ and Rappler reveal the hidden price of FATF Exit

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and Rappler for their reports on the removal of the Philippines from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list,’ revealing the connection to human rights concerns. Other media outlets focused on economic and financial implications. PCIJ and Rappler exposed...

Info-tainment can work: Check out Dapat Totoo series on voters education

CHEERS TO the #DapatTotoo series of GMA Integrated News for taking a fresh approach to voter education. Its Elections 2025 digital campaign “#DapatTotoo” has found an effective way to reach out to and engage younger, digital-savvy voters.

Deepening marginalization: ABS-CBN News underscores genuine party-list representation in the congress

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News for calling public attention to the failure of the party-list system and the need to represent marginalized groups in the House of Representatives.

Hardly anything new: Print, online stick to the familiar campaign trail

MIDTERM ELECTIONS do not gain the same kind of fanfare as presidential elections but the exercise is far from insignificant. The election of senators, House representatives and local executives can make a difference in the administration’s effective pursuit of its policy agenda.