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We will not surrender our freedoms

Today, 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.

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

No media coverage on PUVMP provisions to address jeepney drivers’ concerns

AS REPORTED in some accounts, the government agreed to a dialogue with transport groups two days before the scheduled start of the jeepney drivers’ week-long transport strike in protest against the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The strike action went as scheduled on March 6.

Philstar.com questions Anti-Hazing Act, explores other factors to prevent hazing

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for a report that goes beyond the surface of developments which followed the death of John Matthew Salilig, a student of Adamson University, due to injuries sustained during initiation rites of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity.

Transport strike coverage surfaces need to review PUVMP, the country’s transport crisis

THE LAST time jeepney drivers figured prominently in media coverage was during the first year of the COVID pandemic, when the operations of the most accessible and affordable modes of transport were severely limited.

Media on Environment: Clash between defenders of environment and drivers of development trigger spike in coverage

NEWS REPORTS on the push and pull between development and environmental protection are on the rise, calling attention to the clash of concerns that confronts the government. The level of environmental protection achieved by activists and advocates has become a crucial index of sustainable development and the preservation of...

Cycle of violence recalls dark Duterte legacy

Journalism review, This week in media, Killings of local chief executives, Student hazing, Drug-related killings, Drug war, Dahas, UP Third World Studies Center, ICC, Rodrigo Duterte, Davao Death Squad, Narco-list, Politicians involved in drugs, Attacks on politicians, Roel Degamo, Rommel Alameda, Rodolfo Azurin, John Matthew Salilig, Fraternity violence,...

ANC calls out proposal to benefit ex-Presidents with life-long privileges

CHEERS TO ANC’s “Dateline Philippines” for the quick and prompt check on the proposed Former Presidents Benefits Act, an example of the misplaced priorities and patronage politics practiced by the members of the House of Representatives. Media had reported in February that Senators Christopher “Bong” Go, Ronald “Bato” dela...