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 From history’s lens CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for providing the historical context to help readers understand the Bangsamoro political entity issue, in light of the discussions on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Using a column for a personal agenda JEERS TO Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo for using his column to malign an academic institution for personal reasons. The costs of wars in Mindanao CHEERS TO News5 for reminding war-mongering politicians of the human and economic costs of the Mindanao wars in the past four decades. What about them? Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for raising a timely question amid war talks in some parts of Mindanao: What about the Maguindanao children? Spotlight on the invisible Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its two-part special on indigenous peoples in Mindanao and their plea to have their voices heard in the deliberations over the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Media coverage of the Mamasapano Clash: Unethical, inflammatory and sensationalized Misinformation and even disinformation, sensationalism, as well as lack of context characterized the coverage — the kind of reporting that for its ethical lapses inflames an already volatile situation that in fact it helped create. Asking the right questions CHEERS TO Rappler for raising possible issues of conflict of interest and the possible violation of the public official’s code of conduct when Sen. Chiz Escudero married celebrity Heart Evangelista in a “lavish” ceremony followed by a posh reception. Revealing the hidden faces of conflict CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for re-unmasking the horrors in conflict-ravaged areas, among them women forced into prostitution and entire communities displaced. Pacquaio’s other ‘sideline’ CHEERS TO the Philippine press for being consistently on the lookout for boxing champ and politician Manny Pacquiao’s physical presence — or the lack thereof — during House of Representatives sessions. Unethical and inflammatory JEERS TO several news organizations for in effect glorifying violence, pandering to anti- Muslim sentiments, and being grossly insensitive to the already grief stricken families of those killed in the Jan. 25 Mamasapano clash when they published screengrab photos and/or aired footage from a gory video taken by an... « Previous1…133134135136137…203Next »
