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 Confused and Confusing INĀ HISĀ first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte announced a unilateral cease-fire with the Communist Party of the Philippinesā New Peoplesā Army, and the National Democratic Frontof the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP). Several newspapers ran reports on Duterteās announcement. However, most of them confused the unilateral cease-fire with... Taking a Stand: Journalism for Humanity IN JUST a short span of time, President Rodrigo Duterteās war on drugs has already claimed hundreds of lives, alarming not only human rights groups but even officials as well as members of civil society. The death toll, which began to rise as early as Duterteās landslide victory... Federalism: Pointing Out an Inaccuracy CHEERS TO some media organizations for pointing out the inaccurate claim of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding federalism during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaking about a change in government type, Duterte said that he wanted to copy the āFrance systemā (sic). GMA News Onlineās āDuterteās... Assessing the Cost of Duterteās War on Drugs CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a quick assessment of the record so far of theĀ anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration that the Philippine National Police (PNP) is currently implementing. The PCIJ piece, āDuterteās war: Breaking Bad? Big kill of small fry, puny... FOI EO: Erroneous and Confusing JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its erroneous and confusing story that said the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill has been signed into law. The Bulletinās front-page report āHistoric FOI signed into lawā last July 25 said, āThe public can finally gain greater access to government documents, including... War on Drugs: Mapping, Charting the Killings CHEERS TO ABS-CBNNews.com for providing a map andĀ charts on the death toll inĀ the Duterte administrationās war on drugs. On July 13, the news website of ABS-CBN 2 presented āMAP, CHARTS: The Death Toll of the War on Drugs,ā which provided illustrated information on drug-related deathsĀ per... Victory at The Hague: Reporting the PCA Ruling THE MUCH-AWAITED ruling on the Philippine complaintĀ against China over the latter’s intrusions into Philippine waters was finally handed down on Thursday, July 12, by the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The Philippine media have noted the tension in the disputed area since 2011, the controversial 2012 naval... Reporting Non-news JEERS TO several news media organizations for making a fuss over an unverified announcement by musician Freddie Aguilar on his supposed appointment to the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The possibility of Aguilarās appointment to the NCCA had been mentioned as early as... Children and Crime: A Closer Look CHEERS TO BusinessMirror for a series of reports that looked into the plight of children in conflict with the law in the context of new proposals in Congress to lower the age of criminal liability, from the present 15 to nine years old. The first part of the... Media on the āWar on Drugsā Recalling the Rights of the Accused CHEERS TO PhilStar.com for a timely and relevant look into the rights of individuals accused of crimes in the Philippines in the context of the āwar on drugsā of President Rodrigo Duterte. The spike in the number of drug pushers and drug... « Previous1…113114115116117…202Next »
