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Media’s political memory fades on Enrile’s 100th birthday

JEERS TO the media that made news of the 100th birthday milestone of Juan Ponce Enrile as one would for a celebrity, with hardly any mention of his checkered political career. In their accounts, ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News Online, Inquirer.net, Manila Bulletin, and The Philippine Star,...

From the Newsrooms: February 11 to 17, 2024

WITH PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s clear signal of his approval, it was no surprise for the media to pick up the heightened discussion of charter change (Chacha) in the Senate.

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change

CHEERS to GMA Integrated News for a video report discussing the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), the official document that details the use of the budget allocated for dealing with the problems related to climate change. In 2023, reports noted that the proposed budget for government climate change...

Quick questions from Frontline, TV Patrol check Duterte’s proposal for Mindanao secession

CHEERS TO TV5 and ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for their reports that discussed the constitutionality of Rodrigo Duterte’s proposed secession of Mindanao from the Philippines.

From the Newsrooms: February 4 to 10, 2024

MARCOS’ VISIT on February 7 fixed the news spotlight on Davao. Although bad weather had caused quite severe flooding and landslides in the area, the President’s schedule which had been set earlier did not include stops in any of the disaster sites, although he did an aerial inspection and...

Rappler unpacks SC ruling on Estrada plunder, bribery case

CHEERS TO Rappler for an explainer that dissected the case of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and thoroughly discussed the ruling of Sandiganbayan. On January 19, the Sandiganbayan released a 396-page decision acquitting Estrada of plunder but convicting him of three counts of bribery in the so-called pork barrel scam. Most accounts...

From the Newsrooms: January 29 to February 3, 2024

ON JANUARY 30, the Philippine Daily Inquirer used a fitting phrase in headlining the effect of the separate rallies held by the Marcos and Duterte camps on January 28: “Battle lines drawn.” Manila Standard on January 31 used the same words as it reported Rodrigo Duterte’s taunting challenge to...

Radyo5, Rappler spotlight public funds used in Bagong Pilipinas rally

CHEERS TO Radyo5 and Rappler for calling the people’s attention to the exorbitant cost of holding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s rally on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.

From the Newsrooms: January 22 to 27, 2024

IF FORMER Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is to be believed, the investigative probe of the International Criminal Court into the Philippine drug war is done “as far as the principal accused is concerned,” while the warrant for the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte could be served in a...

Mood meter journalism: In rare, exclusive interview, GMA-7 decides to go easy on the President

JEERS TO GMA Integrated News for its interview with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that failed to tackle critical issues about his policies, public statements, and governance. GMA-7 decided to play it safe and the public is the poorer for it.