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We will not surrender our freedoms

Today, 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.

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

The Silent Media

Native Advertising: Not just a Problem of One

This Week in Media (June 27 to July 1, 2022)

FINALLY OFFICIAL: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assumed his post as the 17th president of the Philippines. On June 28, the Supreme Court ruled to dismiss with finality motions questioning Marcos Jr.’s candidacy. No surprise as the restoration of Marcos’ family continues to trouble those who fought against Martial Law...

Jose “Boyet” Sison, 58

Jose “Boyet” Sison, Boyet Sison, DZMM, Fastbreak, Hardball, ABS-CBN, TV Patrol, Alam N’yo Ba?, Philippine Basketball Association, PBA, Obit, April 2022 Obit

VERA Files misinformation tip line

VERA Files launched VERA the truthbot in the first ever public misinformation tip line on Viber in Asia Pacific.

Advertorials for mask product sideline public safety issue

JEERS TO Inquirer.net for running two advertorials about a face mask in the market whose effectivity in preventing COVID-19 transmission has been questioned by medical professionals. “CopperMask” has been endorsed by showbiz celebrities. Some government officials have also appeared in public wearing this mask, or promoted the product in...

Is there more to the no-el trial balloon?

THE MEDIA did not quite know what to make of the suggestion. Comelec officials were at the House of Representatives on September 24 to brief lawmakers about its budget of PHP14.6 billion for 2021. But instead of asking them how they are working to make sure a new generation...

Government anti-communist task force posts propaganda against ABS-CBN, Rappler’s Maria Ressa

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the government’s anti-communist task force, published social media posts on 9 May 2020 denying that the closure of ABS-CBN network is an attack on press freedom and accusing Rappler’s Maria Ressa of spreading fake news about...

Internews “Information Saves Lives” Rapid Response Fund accepting grant applications

THE INTERNEWS “Information Saves Lives” Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications from media outlets, organizations and individuals who are working to provide local language journalism and other forms of public information related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts. The grants will be worth $500-$5000. They are one-time only...

CMFR cheers TV 5 Explainer, the exception to passive coverage of yet another OFW death in in Kuwait

THE DEATH of Jeanalyn Villavende in Kuwait in December 2019 prompted the media to recall previous cases of abuse and deaths of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in that country. Alleged to have been caused by her employer, Villavende’s death was reported with reference to the agreement between the Philippines...

Anselmo Roque, 80

VETERAN JOURNALIST Anselmo Roque succumbed to a lingering illness on Monday, April 29. He was 80 years old. Roque joined the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 1986 as its correspondent in Nueva Ecija. He also became an editorial consultant for some community papers in Central Luzon, the Inquirer reported. Roque...

Duterte’s Purge: Media Contribute to Confusion

EXPRESSING HIS “disappointment” over reports of persistent corruption in the government particularly in regional offices, President Rodrigo Duterte announced in one of his weekend press conferences that all government officials appointed by the president should consider their positions vacant. Speaking to media in the Department of Public Works...