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 Misleading Headline STORIES ABOUT peace talks and related matters must not only be accurate. Reports must also be careful not to inflame emotions. This also applies to the headlines, as, in this age of digital media, there are many who limit newsreading only to the headlines, clicking no further to... Cross-checking the Numbers AFTER THE much-publicized confirmation hearings, the Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected the nomination of Gina Lopez as Environment Secretary on May 3. Lopez was the second to be rejected by the appointment body, following Perfecto Yasay Jr. Although done via secret voting in an executive session, the CA... Duterte and the ICC: Online Takes Time to Explain and Explore IT’S ALWAYS difficult to report on a court case as this usually involves legal terms. For non-lawyer journalists, it poses a challenge. Judicial systems involve complex processes and require terms that change according to countries and jurisdictions. What more a special court like the International Criminal Court (ICC)?... ASEAN Summit 2017: Bloated Budget? THE 2017 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit is not the first regional meeting the Philippines has hosted—but it is by far shown to be most expensive. The Philippine government allotted P15.5 billion for the semiannual summit, as well as other activities related to ASEAN’s 50th anniversary.... Media on UN Rapporteur’s Visit: Misplaced Focus, Missed Details BY THE time of her visit, enough journalists in the Philippines had come to know about Agnes Callamard and her appointment as United Nations Special Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Executions. Because of the widespread criticism of the number of killings in the course of President Duterte’s war... The Missing “Zero”: Disproving Cayetano’s Claim on Tolerance for Abuse “AT ALL times, the Duterte administration seeks to uphold the rule of law. In fact, the president, President Duterte has a zero policy… has a policy of zero tolerance for abuse of law enforcers. This statement and policy of President Duterte is rarely, if at all, shown in... Sufficient Backgrounder PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte told the press on Sunday, May 7, that he was losing hope in the outcome of the Bangsamoro peace talks, citing infighting between armed groups of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). His statements were quickly picked up... Discovering the Hidden Cell: Simplistic Reporting THE DISCOVERY of a hidden jail cell in a police station in Tondo, Manila on Thursday, April 27, added yet another anecdotal evidence to a growing body of reports on alleged human rights abuses committed by the police in its relentless implementation of the government’s war on drugs.... Debunking Stereotypes with Knowledge THE LGBT community may have already been accepted in the Philippines but the persistence of gender stereotyping cannot be denied. Given this background, informative pieces that shed light on concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity are welcome. GMA News Online’s “Binibini rin kami: Trans visibility under the... Abu Sayyaf in Bohol: Media Tame and Not Inquisitive ON APRIL 11, police and military clashed with members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Inabanga, Bohol. The bandit group’s presence took Boholanos by surprise, with the firefight displacing hundreds of families as the security forces attempted to flush out the ASG members. The ASG’s foray into... « Previous1…105106107108109…203Next »
