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 Contradicting Surveys: Media Must Explain MUCH HAS been said about how polarized Filipinos are on political issues under the Duterte administration. Surveys should help us understand how different opinions and views make up the whole truth in terms of the public’s approval of or satisfaction or trust in their officials. In reporting survey... Media Drinks Government’s Kool Aid on Inflation RODRIGO DUTERTE did not run on an economic platform. He did not talk much about what economic changes people should expect. As president, he has admitted not knowing much about economics. Soon after his election, he showed his irritation when asked questions about business and financial issues. Two... Federal Constitution: No Need for Speed FINALLY, A copy to review and scrutinize! Federalism was the reason President Rodrigo Duterte was so het up to roam the country in 2015, pushing for its adoption in the Philippines. Or so he claimed; as he presented himself as a new kind of politician in a virtual... Underreported in the Media: a Three-Alarm Fire in Megamall FIRE HIT a construction site beside SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City on Thursday, June 28, 2018, past 7:30 p.m., calling to the site numerous fire engines which further aggravated the usual heavy traffic crawling on EDSA. The construction site is part of the mall’s expanded area. A three-alarm fire... Eyes Wide Open While Some Media Turn a Blind Eye to Marcos History THE GOVERNMENT raised by People Power in 1986 set as one of its goals the recovery of national wealth plundered by Ferdinand Marcos, estimated in the billions. To do this, then President Corazon Aquino established the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG),  as a special body “responsible for... Detainee’s Death Drives Media to Question Duterte’s Crackdown on Tambays PRESENTED AS an effort to curb criminality, the president’s order to crackdown against “tambays” was given in a speech on June 13. He referred to loiterers as “potential trouble for the public,” cautioning that if they did not go home, he will have them sent to Pasig with... Confused or Clueless About Norway’s Role? Why Blame the Media? AT A regular press briefing in Malacañang on June 18, reporters asked Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque about the peace talks with the Left which has been the subject of news accounts since last week. Roque talked about President Rodrigo Duterte’s intention to resume the talks in the Philippines instead... No More Fish in the Sea: Masinloc Fisherfolk Speak Up OBSCURE DIPLOMACY aside, there are other aspects of China’s presence in Philippine waters worth reporting. The plight of the fishermen, harassed or taunted, even prevented, by Chinese vessels from their livelihood, had called the attention of the media in the past. Government had so far assured the... Keeping the eye on National ID’s Benefits and Potential Threats CHEERS TO Rappler for its sustained coverage of the national ID system. Previously, CMFR observed that media coverage on the national ID system has cited mostly support for the system. With few sources to discuss the risks and dangers, opposing views were hardly heard (See: “Biased Reporting on National ID... Beyond the Police Blotter: Nine Killed in Matalam CHEERS TO online news site MindaNews for calling more attention to the encounter in Matalam, North Cotabato on May 25 and 26. Going beyond the surface details of the police report on the incident, its account raises questions and expands the scope of the inquiry into its causes and... « Previous1…9091929394…202Next »
