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 Leonen impeachment case: Attempt to reprise Sereno ouster fails MORE THAN five months after its initial filing, the impeachment case against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen collapsed in total failure last May 27. By a unanimous and multi-partisan vote of 44-0, the lower chamber’s committee on justice junked the impeachment complaint filed by one Edwin Cordevilla, secretary... Holding back: Media split on covering Bong Go’s poor performance in Senate LAST MAY 20 and 25, neophyte Senator Christopher “Bong” Go struggled to answer veteran politician and Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon’s questions about Go’s proposed bills to increase bed capacities and to re-nationalize hospitals. Some reports noted Go’s faltering performance, the kind of coverage Go has not quite gotten... Losing the right to know and other perils from vaccine brand non-disclosure JEERS TO the media for letting public officials dominate the conversation on the DOH and DILG directive prohibiting the LGUs from announcing the vaccine brands available at inoculation centers. The coverage resorted to quoting the reactions of a handful of national and local officials who were in agreement with,... Impact, accountability and rehabilitation: Unanswered questions on the PGH fire AMID THE raging heat wave, fire struck past midnight of May 16 the country’s largest COVID-19 hospital, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). The disaster forced the evacuation of hundreds of vulnerable patients, including infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Media Review Every two weeks, CMFR will provide a quick recap of the media coverage of the biggest stories or issues, noting the same slips that our monitors have been doing. We intend this as a quick mapping of news, providing a guide for journalists and identifying gaps in reporting, the... Focused on events: No analysis from media on vaccination program issues JEERS TO the media for their lack of interest in providing a sustained analysis and discussion of the country’s vaccination program. Media coverage has remained fixated on events such as the arrival of vaccines, Duterte’s controversial vaccination and the proposed mega-vaccination site on the Nayong Pilipino Foundation property. Reports... Debate by proxy: Brouhaha that distracted the media JEERS TO the media for squandering screen time and print space on the administration’s prattle after President Duterte withdrew from his own challenge to debate retired SC Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. PHP25.14B calamity funds unspent as pandemic rages —Inquirer CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its May 3 breakthrough story on the billions-worth of unspent government calamity funds despite the hospital system’s near collapse and the acute shortage of medical supplies, oxygen and other equipment during the current COVID-19 health crisis. “Giyera lang?” Philstar.com lists what Duterte can do re WPS OVER TWO hundred Chinese vessels have been in the West Philippines Sea since March 20 according to the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). The development re-ignited a heated exchange between Philippine and Chinese officials— and between Duterte and critics. So far, President Duterte has kept... Media Review Every two weeks, CMFR will provide a quick recap of the media coverage of the biggest stories or issues, noting the same slips that our monitors have been doing. We intend this as a quick mapping of news, providing a guide for journalists and identifying gaps in reporting, the... « Previous1…5657585960…202Next »
