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No Election Scenario: Media’s Critical Analysis Required

THE NO-election scenario floated by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in an interview on ANC on January 3 was reported in the evening news programs without much comment. TV... Read more

The Dengvaxia Debacle: The Volatile Mix of Politics, Health and a Failure of Science

ON NOVEMBER 29, France-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur posted on their website a warning about the risks of their anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Citing new findings, the company said:... Read more

LIBEL WATCH: Journalist Held by Police, Another Charged, One Case Dismissed

CMFR/Philippines – Several journalists faced libel challenges in November. One broadcaster accused of libel was held by the police, while a libel complaint was filed against another, an... Read more

Squabble in the Senate

Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com. Squabbling senators led the hearing into a sorry display of disorderly conduct, derailing the attention of the public as well as the media from relevant and salient... Read more

Online Threats against Journalists Continue: TV Reporter Receives Hateful Threat

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A GMA News reporter received a malicious threat online on September 19 after covering Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s trip to Singapore in an effort to counter... Read more

Reporting the ASEAN Joint Communique: The Radical Shift in PH Foreign Policy

Better late than never. This seems to have been the case with the joint communiqué of the 50th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting held... Read more

Assessing the Government’s ‘Complaint Hotline’

“8888 CITIZENS’ Complaint Hotline,” created by Executive Order No. 6, was launched in August 2016 and institutionalized two months later. It was to be the public’s dedicated line... Read more

Bautista vs Bautista: Personal and Political

Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com THE PRESS has a nose for controversy and the slightest whiff of scandal can cause a media frenzy. All media took notice when the Philippine Daily Inquirer... Read more

Ozamiz Raid: Of Regularity and Irregularities

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte just crossed out another name in his narco-politicians’ list with the bloody raid on the residential compound of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr.The attack... Read more

Media and the SONA 2017

THE STATE of the Nation Address (SONA) serves as a scorecard for both the president and the public to assess government performance. Government and the people also look... Read more