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 The Drugs That Got Away: Questions Linger on Multibillion-Peso Drug Shipment Photo from PDEA Top Stories Facebook page. THE MONTHS-LONG blame game between the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) over the loss of PHP 6.8 billion—now estimated at PHP 11 billion—worth of shabu (crystal meth) that allegedly slipped past port inspectors appears to be... Villar Company Franchise Grant: Media Note Possible Conflict of Interest CHEERS TO Rappler for pointing out a possible case of conflict of interest in the granting of a 25-year franchise to Streamtech Systems Technologies (SST), a venture of the group of companies owned by tycoon and former Senator Manuel Villar, to provide nationwide telecommunications services. In its October... Why Withdraw? Media Explain IPU Role Screengrab from ABS-CBN News YouTube account. CHEERS TO ANC’s Dateline Philippines and the Philippine Daily Inquirer for going beyond reporting the reactions of members of Congress to House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s proposal that the Philippines withdraw from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). By providing needed context, their reports highlighted... On the ‘Sagay 9’: Media Note Police’s Premature Conclusion CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ News Night for its report on the ‘Sagay 9,’ which noted the police’s premature conclusion on the killing of nine farmers in Hacienda Nene in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on October 20. The News Night report on October 22 noted that while the police were... Marawi A Year After: Media Spotlight People’s Plight and Rehab Woes CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and MindaNews for a joint, two-part report that called attention to the Maranao people’s plight and the delayed rehabilitation of the city of Marawi. President Rodrigo Duterte promised that Marawi will be rebuilt after the military regained control from... Who is Michael Yang? Online Media Flag Duterte’s Chinese ‘Economic Adviser’ ON SEPTEMBER 4, President Rodrigo Duterte put a Chinese businessman named Michael Yang on the media radar when he mentioned the latter in a speech before the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association Inc (PMAAAI). The president switched from his familiar tirade against drugs and suddenly told his audience:... Arroyo Draft Charter: Removal of VP from Succession Escapes Media Attention ONLY A month after she told the media that the House of Representatives doesn’t have enough time to discuss charter change, Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 21 lawmakers filed on September 19 a draft constitution with the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments. The earliest report on the existence... Just More Killings? SINCE JULY 2016, anti-illegal drug operations have been a staple of media reports. The enforcers of an already controversial policy, the police are often accused of planting evidence, or worse, of extrajudicial killings. A killing in Barangay Malubog, Cebu City last October 4 left five persons dead.... Media Notes Unfinished Business as Boracay Reopens THE ISLAND OF Boracay was shut down to tourists for six months on April 26 to address the island’s deteriorating state, with particular attention to lack of adequate sewerage. However, a host of restrictions and unfinished work are likely to greet tourists when the island reopens. Environmental Secretary... Resigned or Fired? Uson Gets More Media Mileage JEERS TO Inquirer.net for adding to the already excessive media attention on Mocha Uson with a single, anonymously-sourced story that President Rodrigo Duterte had fired her. The October 8 report said “a source privy to the information said President Duterte fired Uson.” Other media organizations took the cue ... « Previous1…8485868788…202Next »
