We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Same Marcos extravagance: Media dazzled by Bahay Pangulo renovation A SELECT group of journalists were given a tour of the Bahay Pangulo (President’s House), the newly renovated residence in the Malacañang Palace complex located just across the Pasig River. Altermidya shifts lens to communities in battle crosshairs CHEERS TO Altermidya for its special report on the plight of civilian communities which have borne the brunt of attacks by state forces since 2016 under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte until the present. Public has the right to know what Senate has to reveal MEDIA REPORTED THAT after seven months of continuous Senate hearings, the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality is set to conclude its investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), also known as Internet Gaming Licensees. Actions for WPS buried in news coverage IN RECENT months, headlines tracked the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), reporting episodes of harassment of Philippine vessels by the Chinese. In September, the Philippine Navy monitored 178 Chinese vessels in various locations within the WPS from September 24 to 30, comparing the lower number to... Election season begins: reports fail to provide candidates’ performance records WITH THE filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on October 1, 2024, the 2025 midterm election season is in full swing. The COC filing is the initial step taken by candidates to officially set their bid to run for public office in 2025. The usual media frenzy marks... Commemorating Martial Law: Media’s short memory of the period THE CAMPAIGN to make Ferdinand Marcos Jr. president started early, using new platforms to paint a picture of his family’s regime and the period of Martial Law as a golden era in Philippine history. The tactic worked. His triumph in the polls has secured not just the highest office... Rappler supplies missing context on Sulu’s exclusion from BARMM CHEERS TO Rappler for supplying the necessary context and background in reporting the Supreme Court’s (SC) landmark decision on the inclusion of Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The ruling was issued on September 9, 2024. VP’s refusal to take oath: PhilSTAR Life explains implications of her action CHEERS TO PhilSTAR Life, a digital vertical of The Philippine Star, for seeking legal insights and reviewing norms of procedure when Vice President Sara Duterte defied congressional rules by refusing to take an oath. Selfies with Alice Guo: Media ok with highly irregular arrest WHEN NEWS broke that Indonesian law enforcement apprehended dismissed Bamban Mayor in Tangerang City on September 4, media reported that Benhur Abalos, Interior Secretary, and General Rommel Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), went to fetch her on a chartered flight. Operatives from the National Bureau of... Media report politicians’ claims at the expense of verification JEERS TO media for the continued practice of reporting public accusations made against public figures without independent verification. « Previous1…89101112…202Next »
