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 Online news sites spotlight hardships in remote learning CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for their in-depth reports which examined the glaring problems in the online reopening of schools this month. This Week in Media (September 6 to 10) THE NUMBERS have not dipped, and the country broke records with 22,820 new cases on September 9. With the positivity rate at almost 30 percent, one out of three people tested were infected with COVID-19. The pandemic is still the most severe affliction and source of worry for Filipinos.... Rappler reports severe setbacks for local PPE manufacturers and jobs for Filipinos over local manufacturers in providing the personal protective equipment (PPEs) health workers need. Not only do their PPEs cost less, the Filipino producers would have also provided much needed jobs for Filipinos had they been chosen by the government. This Week in Media (August 30 to September 3, 2021) THE REVELATIONS by the Commission on Audit (COA) of huge anomalies in the use of pandemic funds should not be regarded as allegations. The commission’s findings were based on the standard rules and principles of accounting required to check how government agencies spend public funds. COA flagged significant deficiencies... AlterMidya and ANC discuss the Constitution after Duterte’s bid for VP Midya and ANC’s After the Fact for each giving adequate time to interview former COMELEC chair, Constitution framer and lawyer Christian Monsod, who provided a thorough and clear explanation of the constitutional prohibition against a president running for vice-president. This Week in Media (August 23 to 27, 2021) THE MEDIA sharpened its focus on the worsening conditions of the pandemic, as reports followed up on Congressional hearings which further revealed the scope of the financial deficiencies in addressing the pandemic reported by the COA two weeks ago. Headstart for 2022: TV Patrol gives Pacquiao pre-campaign boost JEERS TO TV Patrol for giving boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao airtime to advance his 2022 political agenda through an exclusive interview four days after he lost against Cuban boxer Yordenis Ugas on August 22. Giving a human face to the “insurgency” the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, GMA News Online, and ANCX for giving a human face to the insurgency in reporting the death of Kerima Lorena Tariman. A member of the New People’s Army (NPA), “Ka Ella” Tariman was killed in an encounter with government troops in Hacienda Raymunda... Spotlight on COA: Rappler calls attention to DOH deficiencies in its pandemic response CHEERS TO Rappler for pointing out how state auditors exposed the Duterte administration’s incompetence and negligence in its pandemic response. Inquirer.net recalls Duterte’s statements prior to VP run announcement desire to leave public office because of his age and fatigue, thus giving context to Duterte’s change of mind to run for the office of the vice president in 2022. The report also discussed the implications of Duterte’s winning his bid for the post. « Previous1…5253545556…202Next »
