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 People on the margins: Reports reveal non-inclusive governance THE MONTH of June saw major developments dominate the news cycle: the continuing government crackdown on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), the most violent attack so far perpetrated by Chinese forces against the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, and the sudden resignation of Vice... High Heat and Poor Marks: Two reports connect class suspensions and Filipino learning CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Philstar.com for focusing reports on climate-related class suspensions and their dire effect on teachers, students, and the learning process. Cristina Chi on Philstar.com and Kurt Dela Peña on Inquirer.net described how the two issues – education and climate – are interconnected, requiring the special attention... BusinessWorld points to the negative impact of POGO on the economy CHEERS TO BusinessWorld’s report that calls attention to the harm that online gambling industry inflicts on the country’s financial standing in the world. The truth about DepEd’s academic awards THE PEAK of “graduation season” closed the month of May with numerous graduates awarded academic honors. Social media was quick to pick up the contradiction presented by the proliferation of such honors and the low ranking of Filipino students as recorded by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA),... Duterte done with politics? Inquirer.net runs non-story JEERS TO Inquirer.net for picking up Harry Roque’s remark about Rodrigo Duterte’s political plans, or lack of it. Inquirer spotlights NGO study on failure of government to investigate drug- war related EJKs CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for calling attention to the failure of accountability for extrajudicial killings (EJK) cases related to the drug war pursued by Rodrigo Duterte during his term as president. Understanding the divorce bill CHEERS TO media reports that explained the divorce bill and compared it to current legal remedies in the Philippines. While some news organizations were stuck with quoting the stated opinions of lawmakers, those who provided explainers helped the public understand how the divorce bill provides the necessary remedy to... Media coverage sidelines Pharmally graft charges but picks up on Duterte’s role JEERS TO media for failing to fix the public attention on the graft charges filed against high-level government officials implicated in the Pharmally scandal. The pandemic and its devastating impact on national life is too recent to be forgotten. The public should know about how government officials looked more... From the Newsrooms: June 2 to 8, 2024 PH asserts sovereignty in WPS anew; Mt. Kanlaon erupts More than quotes: Media hit Gadon’s remarks with real numbers CHEERS TO media reports that quickly debunked the remarks made by anti-poverty Czar Larry Gadon, citing government agencies and experts to provide correct data regarding poverty in the country. « Previous1…1011121314…201Next »
