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 Was Media to Blame for the “Muddle in Manila”? THE OPENING of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games followed days of embarrassment for its organizers as headlines around the world highlighted the lack of planning and plain incompetence in the handling of arrivals and addressing the needs of participants. Tagged by foreign media as the “Muddle in Manila,”... As PH becomes world’s biggest rice importer: Inquirer spotlights drop in agri employment THIS YEAR, the Philippines overtook China, the world’s most populous country with a population of 1.4 billion, as the world’s top importer of rice. The media duly reported this, citing projections from the United States’ Department of Agriculture – Foreign Agricultural Services (USDA-FAS) published this November 2019. The source... Rush to Approve: National Budget for 2020 PASSED IN a rush by the House, Senate rushes to approve. THE PHP4.1 trillion 2020 General Appropriations Act has been flagged by several lawmakers for its questionable insertions as well as drastic cuts for health and education. But the budget bill breezed through another hurdle, as noted in reports. ... Reporting Duterte’s three-day break RODRIGO DUTERTE is not hale and hearty at 74. But he and Palace officials seem to have taken different perspectives in presenting his health problems to the people. Duterte has admitted to a number of ailments, complaining that he’s tired; that being president is no easy task; and that... Drug czar on the move: More analysis, in depth reporting needed VICE PRESIDENT Leni Robredo has wasted no time since she accepted her appointment as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). As the so-called drug czar, Robredo was tasked with taking the lead in the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign. The media has kept track of Robredo’s progress,... Mindanao quakes: Largely episodic STILL REELING from the two destructive quakes in Tulunan, Cotabato last month, Mindanao was once again jolted by a magnitude 5.9 tremor, this time in Kadingilan, Bukidnon, on Monday, November 18. Sixteen people were reportedly injured. This incident followed the magnitude 6.6 and 6.5 which struck Cotabato on October... Headline on sexually-transmitted dengue misleads, reflects bias against homosexuality JEERS TO the Manila Standard for a misleading headline that reinforces prejudice against homosexuals. International news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) on November 8 first reported that Spanish health authorities confirmed the first known case of dengue transmitted through sexual activity. The man reportedly contracted it from his male... Getting behind the news: Robredo as the anti-drug czar “YOU WANT it? You’re more bright? Then try it.” This was President Rodrigo Duterte daring Vice President Leni Robredo to be the government’s anti-drug “czar” last October 28. In the presence of Malacañang reporters, Duterte responded angrily to the vice president’s criticism of his controversial “war on drugs” first... Reporting an attack: Inquirer stands up to DFA secretary CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s coverage of the attack against one of its reporters and its release of a statement of support for the journalist, as well as its drawing a line on the sand about verbal attacks on members of the press. This is a welcome and... Missing in action or in photo-op Absent in Mindanao DESTRUCTIVE QUAKES shook Mindanao during the last week of October but the survivors in the affected areas did not see hide or hair of President Rodrigo Duterte, the first president from the region. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck on October 29 followed by a magnitude 6.5... « Previous1…7172737475…202Next »
