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Rappler and ANC report pattern of police brutality

CHEERS TO Rappler and ANC’s Rundown for reviewing past cases of police brutality in light of a recently reported case in Southern Leyte. Other media did report the incident but without the necessary reference to the pattern of violence exhibited by supposed protectors of the people.

Maharlika investment fund passes House in record time; few media organizations question proponents

THE MAHARLIKA Investment Fund (MIF) bill (HB 6398) was widely criticized when it was first reported by the media. What most concerned some sectors was the bill’s proposed use of SSS and GSIS pension funds as seed money; the governance and corruption issues that hounded the funds of other...

Philstar.com, TV5 reports explain confidential and intelligence fund

CHEERS TO Philstar.com and TV5 for reports that explained what confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) are, and how public officials use them for their operations. CIF are “lump-sum funds” from the national budget used for information-gathering and surveillance of civilian government and security agencies.

Gains and Losses: Media review foreign SWF practices

CHEERS TO GMA-7’s 24 Oras, VERA Files, and Rappler for reports that reviewed how other countries manage their respective Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF). While the media correctly produced explainers on the issue and interviewed experts who provided the public more information and opinion, the three news accounts stood out...

Maharlika wealth fund invites public scrutiny

ANYONE CLOSELY watching the media since December began would not have missed the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) proposed by the House of Representatives and backed by the government’s economic team. No other bill filed under the new Marcos administration has invited as much public scrutiny and criticism from individuals...

A Step Towards Justice: Media Report “Drug War” Victim’s Corrected Cause of Death Certificate

CHEERS TO reports which called attention to the need for truth and accuracy in the documentation of deaths involved in Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war.” Going back to the falsification of a death certificate of a drug war casualty in 2016, these news accounts confirmed that official documents are not...

Five women, five stories, one struggle: Bulatlat shares lived realities of human rights defenders

CHEERS TO Bulatlat for two follow-up stories posted on November 29 and December 1, which deserve the same recognition as the first three stories on women human rights defenders that CMFR previously cheered. The report was in fitting observance of International of Women Human Rights Defenders’ Day on November...

Five women, five stories, one struggle: Bulatlat shares lived realities of human rights defenders

CHEERS TO Bulatlat for its report on five women and their struggle to defend human rights in the country. It was in fitting observance of International Women Human Rights Defenders’ Day in November. Their lives are embodiments of the courage to keep up the fight for human rights —...

“Sovereign wealth fund” proposed; Agri product prices rise as holidays near

THE WEEK closed with the proposed “sovereign wealth fund” making headlines, with stories based mainly on what Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno had to say about it – that it was proposed during the Duterte administration and has now received the go-signal of President Marcos Jr.

One Balita Pilipinas interview bares government ignorance of SOGIE and LGBT rights

CHEERS TO One PH’s One Balita Pilipinas for its interview on November 21 countering the skewed and discriminatory statements of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. The interview asked a representative of the LGBT community to react to expressions of official discrimination against LGBT people. It also helped educate the...

We will not surrender our freedoms

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

The Silent Media

Native Advertising: Not just a Problem of One

Rappler and ANC report pattern of police brutality

Maharlika investment fund passes House in record time; few media organizations question proponents

Philstar.com, TV5 reports explain confidential and intelligence fund

Gains and Losses: Media review foreign SWF practices

Maharlika wealth fund invites public scrutiny

A Step Towards Justice: Media Report “Drug War” Victim’s Corrected Cause of Death Certificate

Five women, five stories, one struggle: Bulatlat shares lived realities of human rights defenders

Five women, five stories, one struggle: Bulatlat shares lived realities of human rights defenders

“Sovereign wealth fund” proposed; Agri product prices rise as holidays near

One Balita Pilipinas interview bares government ignorance of SOGIE and LGBT rights

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