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From Numbers to Testimonies: Media remembers grim of Martial Law

CHEERS TO the media organizations that produced fact-based reports on the 49th commemoration of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law. Apart from covering the protests that took place on September 21, media also talked to martial law victims and clarified some facts and figures that have...

ICC probe in focus: ANC, Inquirer.net and Rappler explain pre-trial chamber’s findings

CHEERS TO ANC, Inquirer.net and Rappler for reporting with appropriate context the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to investigate the “war on drugs” of the Duterte administration and the Davao Death Squads (DDS) while Duterte was mayor of the city. The three accounts go in-depth, explaining the basis of...

This Week in Media (September 13 to 17)

GOVERNMENT HAD much to do this week with schools opening and the launch of a new system to classify the levels of risk related to COVID-19. Other matters unfolding in Congress also called for attention.

Online news sites spotlight hardships in remote learning

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for their in-depth reports which examined the glaring problems in the online reopening of schools this month.

This Week in Media (September 6 to 10)

THE NUMBERS have not dipped, and the country broke records with 22,820 new cases on September 9. With the positivity rate at almost 30 percent, one out of three people tested were infected with COVID-19. The pandemic is still the most severe affliction and source of worry for Filipinos....

Rappler reports severe setbacks for local PPE manufacturers and jobs for Filipinos

over local manufacturers in providing the personal protective equipment (PPEs) health workers need. Not only do their PPEs cost less, the Filipino producers would have also provided much needed jobs for Filipinos had they been chosen by the government.

This Week in Media (August 30 to September 3, 2021)

THE REVELATIONS by the Commission on Audit (COA) of huge anomalies in the use of pandemic funds should not be regarded as allegations. The commission’s findings were based on the standard rules and principles of accounting required to check how government agencies spend public funds. COA flagged significant deficiencies...

AlterMidya and ANC discuss the Constitution after Duterte’s bid for VP

Midya and ANC’s After the Fact for each giving adequate time to interview former COMELEC chair, Constitution framer and lawyer Christian Monsod, who provided a thorough and clear explanation of the constitutional prohibition against a president running for vice-president.

This Week in Media (August 23 to 27, 2021)

THE MEDIA sharpened its focus on the worsening conditions of the pandemic, as reports followed up on Congressional hearings which further revealed the scope of the financial deficiencies in addressing the pandemic reported by the COA two weeks ago.

Headstart for 2022: TV Patrol gives Pacquiao pre-campaign boost

JEERS TO TV Patrol for giving boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao airtime to advance his 2022 political agenda through an exclusive interview four days after he lost against Cuban boxer Yordenis Ugas on August 22.