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 In the Know: Providing Background Information CHEERS to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for providing background information on past government bodies tasked to look into the killing of journalists.  The Inquirer published the banner story âProbe of media slays given to superbodyâ on July 11, on Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanarâs announcement about an administrative... Revisiting CHR probe on the Davao Death Squad⨠CHEERS TO Rappler for a report recalling the 2012 resolution of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) which recommended for investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman — the âpossible administrative and criminal liabilityâ of then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for the numerous killings committed in Davao City. CHR... Responsible Mining: A Closer, More Intelligent Look CHEERS TO CNN Philippines and the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) for looking into responsible mining in light of the designation of Gina Lopez, as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Ms. Regina Lopez, the sister of Eugenio Lopez III, has been a staunch and... Ideology and Ransom: The Abu Sayyaf and Rebel Groups âARE THEY willing to talk or do we just fight it out?â President Rodrigo Duterte, who was sworn into office Thursday, June 30, said this before his supporters in Cebu on June 25. The question came after Filipina Marites Flor was released by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)... Anti-Drug Campaign: Swallowing Everything the Police Says THE RECENT spate of killings and arrests of citizens suspected to be drug dealers and users has set in motion the six-month crime purge that newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte promised during the campaign. The death toll has risen to 59 since Duterte won the elections. Confessed drug users and... âPro-Duterte NPA Rallyâ: Inaccurate, Misleading JEERS TO CNN Philippinesâ Network News for its inaccurate tagging of a rally in support of peace talks as âpro-Duterteâ and its participants as members of the New Peopleâs Army (NPA). On Tuesday, June 28, Network News aired a report on the rally of activists and militant groups... Feeding Frenzy: Journalistsâ Shameful Treatment of ASG Victim JEERS TO several journalists for aggravating the trauma of a recently freed kidnap victim by asking questions that forced her to relive her experience in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Held captive by the ASG for more than nine months, Marites Flor was finally released... ‘Van Rape’ Survivors: Violated Twice Over JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2âs TV Patrol and GMA-7âs 24 Oras for interviewing rape survivors in a manner that practically forced them to relive their ordeal. On June 10, two passengers of an unregistered passenger van were robbed and raped by alleged suspects Wilfredo Lorenzo and Alfie âBuddyâ Turado.... Assessing Aquinoâs Term CHEERS TO Rappler for running pieces that looked back on the term of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III. On June 15, Rappler posted âThe Aquino Legacy,” which recalled events during Aquinoâs term, including âits successes, its failures, and its legacy.â The special page hosts articles assessing Aquino as a leader (âThe Aquino... Unclear Headline and Lead JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on June 20 a contributed report in the business section. Given the headline and lead, the reader could hardly make out what the article was all about. Reading on, the report yields a clue only in the third paragraph. The... « Previous1…114115116117118…202Next »
