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 Prohibited Acts During 2016 Election Period CHEERS TO some media organizations for reporting on the calendar of activities and certain prohibited acts during the election period (January 10 – June 9) released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 9981. The poll body promulgated the said resolution on August 18, 2015. Mitsubishi Montero and SUA: A Public Safety Issue NOTHING ELICITS sharper visceral reactions than seeing a vehicle seemingly running amuck, and ramming into other cars, structures and people. There has been a flood of these images – in both video and photographs – in Philippine social media of late, but with one car brand and model standing... Pemberton conviction: Admirable professionalism by the press THE KILLING of Jennifer Laude,a Filipino transgender, by Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton of the US Marines on October 11, 2014, is one of those cases that, because of its controversial nature and context, could have been mishandled by the press. But while the coverage of... Naming the ponente: Undermining the SC and elections JEERS TO several media organizations for identifying the supposed ponente of the decision on the disqualification case against Senator Grace Poe pending before the Supreme Court. Keeping Track of PDAF Scam CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for a report that looked into the slow progress in the investigation of lawmakers implicated in the pork-barrel scandal and the failure by authorities so far to take action against other legislators. International Terrorism as Local News MORE THAN 120 people were killed in the coordinated attacks in six locations by the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS) on November 13 in Paris. The ruthless killings sent a chilling effect across the globe, prompting French President François Hollande to vow revenge and declare war on the... Testing MMDA’s Bike-Sharing Program CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for reviewing the bike-sharing program of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), one of the agency’s solutions to Metro Manila’s traffic problem. The Inquirer on Ex-Tagum Mayor: Negligent and Irresponsible JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing a report on former Tagum City mayor Rey Uy’s abandoning the Liberal Party to support the presidential candidacy of Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, without mentioning the alleged links of the two officials to death squad operations in their respective cities. Looking Back at the Lumad CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for following up on the plight of the Manobos in Surigao del Sur months after the killing of community leaders forced them to flee from their homes in September this year. Reporting ‘Tanim-Bala’: The Need to Go Deeper On September 18, Filipino-American Rhed Austria de Guzman recounted on Facebook her experience at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), alleging that airport personnel found two bullets in her luggage and that they demanded money to let her through. She insisted the bullet were not hers but paid them... « Previous1…121122123124125…203Next »
