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This Week in Media

The eruption of Taal volcano on July 1 cast the public in deeper gloom; but did not displace COVID-19 as the nation’s paramount fear or concern. But it did add to the continuing tension even as President Duterte resorted to levity, betraying his lack of awareness of how...

Media fixated on Duterte-Pacquiao word war; ignore corruption issues

JEERS TO the media for getting hooked on the verbal tussle between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Manny Pacquiao, and for ignoring the opportunity to follow through on the senator’s allegations of corruption in the current administration.

Covering Taal: Media more responsible than the President

CHEERS TO the media for their swift and science-based reporting on the eruption of Taal Volcano last July 1, without hype or sensationalism. Cheers as well for critically countering President Duterte’s insensitive remarks about capping the volcano with comments from netizens and some senators.

Media still mum on leadership vacuum; PNOY remembered

THE DEATH of former President Benigno Aquino III, or PNoy as he himself asked to be called, shocked the country because it was so unexpected. While Aquino kept his life mostly private, but he had made public the serious illness which hospitalized him at the end of 2019. PNoy...

Radio program airs offensive comments on Aquino death

JEERS to guest host and lawyer Larry Gadon for grossly insensitive remarks and his use of foul language when he announced the death of former President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III.

Not a race: Aquino’s death reported in media rush to be first

JEERS TO those media organizations that cared more about beating the competition in announcing the death of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III. On June 24, The Daily Tribune tweet at 8:41 a.m. read: “BREAKING: Various sources claimed that former Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III died this morning at...

No longer an ‘Isolated Case’: Media miss the pattern of state killings

PUBLIC OUTCRY took over the internet as a law enforcer, Police Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan, killed a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on May 31 mainly because he felt “disrespected” by the victim’s family. A similar case happened in December 2020. Police Senior Master Sergeant Nuezca was off-duty in...

Like father, like daughter: Reprising Duterte’s 2015 campaign strategy

JEERS TO the media for reporting Sara Dutere-Carpio’s pre-2022 campaign without pointing out that the family is using the same tactic that the father used in his presidential run for 2016.

Media Review

AS THOUGH the pandemic had not made life miserable enough, power outages have added to the difficulties that the public must bear. With so many unemployed and experiencing even worse poverty, the economy continues to contract; the World Bank slashed its growth forecast for the Philippines from 5.5 percent...

ABS-CBN’s analysis of rising cases in regions identifies urgent needs

CHEERS TO ANC’s Dateline Philippines for doing more than just citing the number of COVID-19 cases around the country. In an interview format, the program presented a discussion of critical implications of the recent surge in cases from NCR to the provinces.