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Calling Out the Failure to Respond to Chinese Bombers in the South China Sea

SILENCE CAN be louder than sound itself. On May 18, Chinese strategic bombers, including the top-of-the-line H-6K, had been reported to conduct take-off and landing exercises on Woody Island, China’s largest base in the Paracel island chain in the South China Sea. This development comes two weeks after...

Questioning the President’s Loyalty to China

THE PRESS IS all ears anytime the country’s chief executive opens his mouth. Journalists have recorded or reported the most outrageous statements that President Rodrigo Duterte has uttered, including those which were offensive and those that didn’t make sense. In the early stages of the presidency, Palace officials...

Overreaching Headline Claims “Diplomatic Strategy”

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for inaccurately implying that a “diplomatic strategy” was discussed in a meeting between the Philippines and the US Pacific Command (PACOM) held last May 20 in Hawaii. Despite what the headline, “PH officials explain to US commander diplomatic strategy in row with...

Media on Marawi: Coverage of the Siege

VIOLENCE TORE at the heart of Marawi City, the scenic capital of Lanao del Sur on May 23, 2017. Fighting broke out on what seemed a most ordinary day, as armed men clashed with government troops. Locals shared photos of men carrying the ISIS-flag roaming the streets, the...

Media’s Wider Lens: Reports on the Pain of Inflation

ADDRESSING PUBLIC concerns amid the continued rise of the price of most goods and commodities, the Department of Finance (DOF) reassured the public that it will be manageable thanks to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The inflation rate hit 4.5 percent in April...

Barangay Polls: Television Does the Job

CHEERS TO TV reports on Monday, May 14 which provided substantial information regarding the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Election. Issues concerning the local government hardly draw media attention that these deserve. Postponed twice by the Duterte administration, the political significance of these issues should not be further...

Palace Much Ado About Nothing: Media Sets the Record Straight on Benham Rise

WHEN THE Palace tooted its tinny horn about President Duterte’s planned visit to the uncontested Benham Rise (also Philippine Rise), media’s reaction verged on the ho-hum, muttering amongst themselves, why bother, Filipinos are more concerned about what the Chinese are doing in the Spratlys, which is in a...

In the Game: Late Newscast and Online News Explain What’s Behind the Abolition of the PCGG

THE LATE night newscast and online news platforms prove their worth when these are able to add context to the latest news content. Cheers to ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila and some online news sites for keeping up with the latest developments, complete with context and background to alert the...

TV Scrambles to Broadcast History: Chief Justice No More

ON MAY 11, the Supreme Court (SC) by a vote of 8-6 granted Solicitor General Jose Calida’s quo warranto petition to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from her post. By upholding this little known mechanism as a supposedly valid means of removing an impeachable public official, the...

Inquirer Report Identifies Options for PH in West Philippine Sea

Screengrab from Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Pressreader account. CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a well-rounded report on the recent developments in the West Philippine Sea involving the installation of missile systems. Such coverage moves forward on the issue as it presents what the government should be doing about...