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 Back to The Hague: Bringing PH Maritime Issue Into the News Agenda âWELL, WE are friends. We do not want to quarrel with you. We would want to maintain the present warm relationship. But if you force the issue, we will go to war.â This, according to President Rodrigo Duterte, was Chinese President Xi Jinpingâs response, when Duterte said that... Checking Aguirreâs Claim JUSTICE IS truth in action*. For democracy to work, government officials are expected to be truthful when speaking to the people, sharing factual and accurate information and opinion based on nothing but facts and evidence. This expectation that public officials tell the truth was recently flouted by no... Resorts World Manila Attack: Cautious Coverage of a Confusing Incident THE MEDIAâS job is to inform the public, as accurately and as quickly as possible. In case of an attack  â such as what happened in Resorts World Manila shortly after midnight of June 2  â  it is the media that the public relies on for information. A... Martial Law in Mindanao: The Press Steps Up MARTIAL LAW is something the Philippine press takes very seriously. The journalists and media agencies that survived its ravages from the â70s to the â80s take pride in their role in helping the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship. A generation of journalists who covered â and suffered... Maute in Marawi: Hazy Information at the Outbreak of Crisis VIOLENCE STRUCK the province of Lanao del Sur anew when government troops clashed with the Maute group in Marawi City on the afternoon of May 23. Residents of Marawi, Lanao del Surâs capital and the largest city, took to social media to share what was going on. After... No, Thank You to EU: Where Does the PH Stand on Human Rights? THE RELATIVELY brief history of PH-EU relations has been a good one, with clear benefits for the two partners in many ways. In recent years, the 28-member bloc has become the countryâs largest foreign investor and a generous source of official development aid (ODA), most of which goes... Looking Into Rice Importation IN THE PHILIPPINES, few things are more important than rice, the supply and the cost of this basic food staple, which if not included in a meal, most Filipinos feel as though they had not eaten. The Philippines is the ninth largest producer of rice in the world but... Probing Philippines-China Business Relations PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte has been in office less than a year, but he has already gone on 20 trips abroad, eight of which were state visits, six were official, one was a working visit and others were to attend forums and summits. Each time he returns, Malacañang trumpets... Militarizing the Cabinet? PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte has appointed several military men, retired and incumbent, to key positions in his administration. Several of his predecessors, including the late President Cory Aquino, had done the same thing. Should the practice be cause for concern? GMA-7 reporter Sandra Aguinaldo asked precisely this question on 24... âSpoiled and Rotten Informationâ: Debunking PNAâs Fake News THE ADMINISTRATION of President Rodrigo Duterte has developed the habit of admonishing the media for reporting âfake newsââ reports which are either critical of the administration, particularly its bloody war on drugs, or those lacking âcreative imaginationâ to decipher the Presidentâs candid and at times rather incendiary remarks.... « Previous1…103104105106107…202Next »
