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 A Desperate Striptease for Readers THE PAPER is nothing but a sleazy tabloid! That’s what the oversized photo of a scantily clad beauty on the front page says about a paper that cannot resist this kind of cheap stunt. With all the urgent and relevant issues that the public should be thinking about,... Hits and Misses: Coverage of the SC Decision on Factual Sufficiency of Proclamation No. 216 THE DECISION has been described as a landmark and a milestone in Philippine judicial history. And media reporting on it failed to rise to the challenge of reporting Supreme Court (SC) decisions. On July 4, the SC upheld President Rodrigo Duterte’s May 23 declaration of martial law and... Insensitive Use of Victim’s Photo: Sensationalizing a Tragedy in a Public Place UNLIKE ONLINE photos that can be taken down, photos in print media cannot be retracted, and become part of the permanent public record. On July 9, The Manila Times published a brief news report about an apparent suicide in the UP Diliman campus where a dead man was... Tax Reform Bill: Gains and Losses for Ordinary Taxpayers IS IT giving with one hand and taking with the other? The House of Representatives approved House Bill 5636 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) on its third and final reading on May 31. A total of 246 lawmakers voted for the bill, nine were against... Tracking Duterte’s Pledges HOW TO measure the first year of Rodrigo Roa Duterte as president? One way is to review his campaign promises and check how well he has delivered on the commitments he made to the electorate. CMFR cheers the Philippine Daily Inquirer, PhilStar.com, Rappler and GMA-7’s 24 Oras and... The President’s Conspicuous Absence: Questioning Duterte’s Health “SINO BANG walang sakit dito na 72 years old? Liars. Ibig sabihin healthy kayo lahat? (Who here is aged 72 with no illness? Liars. Are you saying that all of you are healthy?)” Rodrigo Duterte asked the audience attending the Grand Harvest Festival of SL Agritech Corporation in Nueva Ecija... Duterte Travels: A Price Check AMONG THE qualities that have endeared him to his supporters, the president’s simple lifestyle and his disregard for the pomp and circumstance of his office have been notable. Presidential travel and its diplomatic rigors must be a bane he has to endure. Indeed, the media have reported how,... Education Woes: Looking Into Public School Teacher Surplus, Shortage THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’s (DepEd) data shows the need for more than 38,000 public school teachers in the country. Ironically, the same database shows a surplus of public school teachers in some cities, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR). CMFR cheers GMA 7’s 24 Oras’ efforts for looking... Back to The Hague: Bringing PH Maritime Issue Into the News Agenda “WELL, 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.” This, according to President Rodrigo Duterte, was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s response, when Duterte said that... Checking Aguirre’s 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... « Previous1…103104105106107…203Next »
