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 Woman in a sewer leads ABS-CBN News to expand reports on housing for poor CHEERS TO the ABS-CBN News Online for providing expanded reports on government assistance and housing for the poor after the viral spread on May 26 of a photo showing a woman crawling out of a drainage in Makati. She was retrieving a cutter blade that she had dropped into... Inquirer.net links China’s presence in Malaysian shoals to Philippine experience CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for diving deep into the background and reporting on the emerging situation in Malaysia’s Luconia Shoals, drawing its parallels to the conflicts in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Beyond the declaration, where’s the change in Marcos’ drug policy? PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr. has publicly maintained that his administration has departed from the brutal violence of his predecessor’s campaign against drugs. In a recent interview on Anthony Taberna’s YouTube channel, Marcos reaffirmed the “bloodless” stance, promising a shift toward prevention, rehabilitation, and community-based action. Required reading: Some background on Code of Conduct in the South China Sea CHEERS TO the news organizations that provided background information on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. renewed the call for it. Philstar.com exposes pro-Duterte vloggers who spread pro-China views on WPS issue CHEERS TO Philstar.com for its analytical report on Filipino vloggers who, as supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, continue to push the false narratives that Duterte promoted during his presidency. These echo the “defeatist” stance that Duterte expressed then, claiming the country could not fight back nor do anything about China’s... Free TV Election Reporting: Small Shifts, Familiar Shortcomings Primetime television displayed modest shifts in its coverage of the May 2025 elections but remained stuck in old habits. Compared to the past, media outlets did cast a wider net to be able to feature more candidates than in previous election cycles. But bad habits persisted. Reports include sectoral concerns on the EDSA rehab CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News’ TV Patrol, Manila Bulletin, and Philstar.com for its sharp projection of the impact of the looming rehabilitation of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) on the public, commuters, particularly workers and students. PCIJ maps out mid-term electoral outcomes for political dynasties CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for mapping dynastic rule in Philippine politics as reflected in the midterm elections. A folio of articles posted from May 13 to 27 tracked the wins and losses of political clans and their hold on power over municipalities and cities... Philstar.com, Rappler, and Vera Files exposed the propaganda against Aquino’s senate win CHEERS TO Philstar.com,  Rappler, and Vera Files for spotting the use of social media to spread partisan false propaganda. The three new organizations revealed the network of coordinated Facebook posts to portray former President Rodrigo Duterte as the champion of free tertiary education law.  CHEERS TO Philstar.com,  Rappler, and Vera... A learning moment: Understanding 2024 FLEMMS findings THE REPORTED results of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) results sparked public dismay after major outlets erroneously reported that 18.9 million high school graduates of 2024 were functionally illiterate. The error misunderstood Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s statement during a Senate hearing. « Previous12345…201Next »
