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 Getting Real on NEDA’s Family Budget THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) held a press briefing on June 5, 2018 to discuss issues involved in the skyrocketing inflation rate. At 4.6%, the rate of increase in consumer rate hit a new... Chinese-Filipinos and the Duterte Pivot to China THE CURRENT current administration claims that President Rodrigo Duterte’s pivot to China will boost the country’s economy and help modernize the Philippines’ infrastructure. Duterte’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping have yielded pledges of loans, grants and other forms of aid. A Rappler report on Duterte’s meetings with “Chinese”... Another UN Rapporteur Speaks: Media Misses the Point, Lacks Context PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte has nothing but feisty words for anyone who dares comment on or question his style of governance, especially when the critic is a foreigner. During his press conference on June 4 before his departure for South Korea, a visibly irate Duterte chastised Diego GarcĂa-Sayán, United... Boracay: From Tourist Spot to Land Reform Area ALMOST TWO months since the island’s shutdown on April 26, President Rodrigo Duterte has turned the rehabilitation of Boracay into a land reform project. Speaking to the press before his departure for South Korea on June 3, the president said: “So ibigay ko na iyan sa mga... Duterte’s Spectacle in Seoul: What Media should do about the Gimmick THE PRESIDENT’S sexist remarks and off-color jokes have drawn flak from many quarters since he launched his candidacy. Officials of his administration have tried their best to mollify critics with all kinds of banal explanations, trying to give a positive spin to what the president said, reinterpreting what... BBL Back in the News Aksyon news anchor Ed Lingao explaining the BBL. Screen shot from News5Everywhere YouTube page. LONG OVERDUE, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has finally moved forward in Congress. News had sidelined the proposed law after the tragic outcome of an operation of the Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force in Mamasapano in... Spotlight on SolGen Calida: The Legal Escape IN AN ironic twist of fate, it is now Solicitor General Jose Calida’s turn to stand in the spotlight of public scrutiny. Retired businesswoman Jocelyn Acosta-Nisperos filed charges of graft, malversation and misconduct against Calida before the Office of the Ombudsman on May 10. The charges stemmed from... Seeing the Unclear: What Constitutes a Diplomatic Protest AS PUBLIC outcry mounts over the Philippine government’s silence on China’s continuing presence and militarization in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano insists that the Duterte administration prefers a quiet approach over “megaphone diplomacy.” In a briefing by the National Task Force for West... From Koko to Tito: Media Ignores the Politics behind the Change in Senate Leadership REPORTERS LEARN quickly to read the politics behind every move in Congress. But coverage of the change in Senate leadership last week has been strangely silent on what really made it happen. On May 21, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel stepped down as the Senate President – a post... Marawi Year One: Some Notable Reports THE FIRST year anniversary of the siege of Marawi occasioned several reports and specials aired in primetime newscasts from May 21 to May 27. These included a chronology of the country’s longest urban warfare and specials which picked up on thematic concerns in the aftermath of war. CMFR... « Previous1…9192939495…202Next »
