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 Media’s selective coverage of Martin Romualdez A QUICK scan of media coverage shows that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been consistently in news headlines. News follows him everywhere, reporting his plans to talk with executives of oil companies to address price hikes, his vows to work harder amid his high survey rating, and a statement... From the Newsrooms: Demand for confidential funds trending across agencies THE NATIONAL budget discussion is tedious and technical. But it remains a core process that determines how the government fulfills its mandate of public service. The process can be daunting to ordinary citizens, but this should not deter the scrutiny and critical evaluation of the allocations. Heroic effort to draw marginalized Indigenous communities into the mainstream CHEERS TO Philippine Daily Inquirer for a report that opens up the world of Indigenous communities in Zamboanga province, describing the work of a dedicated Filipino to enable his community to live more fully with official documentation of their birth. From the Newsrooms: Retailers, economists hit rice price cap THE MARCOS administration seems to have gotten snagged by its economic policies as the private sector and academe pounced on the president’s decision to cap rice prices, so soon after the same informed community criticized the Maharlika Investment Fund. The president’s announcement of a price ceiling failed to consider... FINALLY, GMA explains erratic weather, connects strong storms to looming El Niño CHEERS TO GMA Integrated News for their report on how El Niño could be affecting our weather, explaining both the immediately felt effects and the longer-term phenomena that could manifest later in the year. GMA-7 report calls attention to El Niño’s impact in Mindanao CHEERS TO GMA Integrated News Weather Center for a report that checked on the situation of Mindanao agriculture, providing information that identified it as the region that will bear the brunt of El Niño. But it went on to stress the urgency of El Niño as a national issue. Araullo’s magnum opus: GMA sheds light on crime hounding children CHEERS TO GMA News Online for a searing special report on a criminal practice at once hidden and on the rise: the online sexual exploitation of children or OSEC. ‘Systemic shortcomings:’ Rappler spotlights not-so-PWD friendly rail system CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth report and documentary on the plight of persons with disability (PWDs) who commute using the public rail system in Metro Manila. Both shed light on an underrepresented and often neglected sector and the barriers PWDs face in mobility. From the Newsrooms: Monsoon rains flood NCR; Price cap on rice SUPER TYPHOON Goring, Typhoon Hanna and the prevailing southwest monsoons drenched Metro Manila, including some provinces in Northern Luzon and Western Visayas with continuous rain. Widespread flooding disrupted the first week of classes and government work. Misplaced zeal: Media reports highlight potential “impeachment” ahead of the discussion WITH BUDGET talks underway, media are doing the right thing calling attention to the exchange on allocations and other issues related to the budget. Indeed, members of the minority in Congress were correct in recalling records showing the disbursement of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds... « Previous1…1920212223…201Next »
