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 Yolanda ten years later: Media goes back to communities, zoom in on perennial problems TEN YEARS ago, the tragedy caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) claimed at least 6,300 lives and forced 750,000 people to flee their homes. Media accounts recalled the day and fixed its spotlight on communities who were most severely affected, reviewing lessons learned and revealing the continuing lack of... BSKE coverage reveals urgent need for electoral reform THE COUNTRY finally held its long overdue Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30, 2023. After two postponements, the vote for over 670,000 elected officials at the barangay level proceeded as scheduled. Team Unity: A very visible break-up THE CRACK-UP of the UniTeam which carried Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte to victory in 2022 became the big story of the week as newsrooms picked up the quick moves to secure the power hold of Speaker Martin Romualdez over the House of Representatives (HOR). ‘Unimaginable and inhumane:’ TV Patrol highlights urgent need for medical services in Gaza CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for a report that relied on an independent non-government organization, Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a global institution that provides humanitarian care, fixing the spotlight on the poor state of medical facilities amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The report made... PCIJ tracks dynastic, patronage ties in Marcos appointments CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for a report that provided the necessary background to the appointment of the new agriculture secretary. From the Newsrooms: Death and disorder mar barangay polls NEWS CAPTURED the political violence that bloodied the first barangay elections in five years. Delayed twice by the pandemic, the vote for grassroots leaders was hotly contested around the country, and the participation of over 68 million registered voters was expected to be high. History of Land: TV5 explains the roots of conflict between Israel and Palestine CHEERS TO TV5 for its two explainers on the long history of conflict and the global implications of the war between Israel and Palestine. From the Newsrooms: Persistent problems in barangay elections; Rodrigo Duterte faces criminal complaint AS THE first Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataang elections in five years, the October 30 vote provoked more than perfunctory interest from media. The Supreme Court ruled last June that the law that delayed the grassroots polls the second time was unconstitutional, ordering its conduct on this specified date. Still homeless, still suffering: PCIJ spotlights plight of Marawi’s displaced CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for two reports that call attention to the lives of Marawi residents who lost their homes in the 2017 conflict. One report discussed the displacement and “loss of identity” of the community and another focused on logistical needs such as... TV5 and PCIJ zoom in on barangay elections and local officials’ responsibilities CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and to TV5 for their reports that reviewed the significance of the upcoming barangay elections. « Previous1…1819202122…202Next »
