24 Oras Archives | Page 6 of 21

Muddling through aid distribution mess

THE EXTENDED community quarantine (ECQ) has pushed more Filipinos deeper into poverty. The government’s aid has been slow to trickle down and at the rate that things are going,... Read more

Focus on the Forgotten: Sad state of the NCMH

MEDIA COVERAGE of the pandemic has rightly placed medical professionals and all health care workers front and center in the news. The group’s vulnerability to the disease is obvious... Read more

A closer look at the weak link in the fight against COVID-19

THE CRISIS over the novel coronavirus has highlighted the weakness of the national health system in the country, an issue that urges concerned Filipinos to understand it within a... Read more

Hostage-taking crisis in San Juan mall: Media could have done better

SADLY, HOSTAGE-taking incidents are not new in this country; there have been enough to teach the police how to handle these situations so as to prevent more harm. But... Read more

Making sense of Calida’s second quo warranto

SOLICITOR GENERAL (SolGen) Jose Calida filed a quo warranto petition in the Supreme Court on February 10 asking the high court “to forfeit” ABS-CBN’s franchise, challenging the media and... Read more

News that keeps up with science

JOURNALISTS HAVE demonstrated improved capacity in reporting tropical cyclones and its dangers. Some 20 typhoons a year gives the press a lot of practice. With the eruption of Taal,... Read more

Contextualizing news: TV reports capture irony of Chinese Coast Guard “friendly” visit

WHOAH! IT’S the Philipiine Coast Guard (PCG) making “nice-nice” with the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG). How should any self-respecting journalist report the event? With tongue in cheek or a... Read more

Updated drug war numbers: One source of confusion

THE NUMBERS cited as victims of the government’s “war on drugs” have been as controversial as the campaign to eradicate illegal drugs. The killing of so many drug personalities... Read more

Was Media to Blame for the “Muddle in Manila”?

THE OPENING of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games followed days of embarrassment for its organizers as headlines around the world highlighted the lack of planning and plain incompetence... Read more

Unnecessary depiction of violence

JEERS TO media reports of 24 Oras, State of the Nation with Jessica Soho (SONA), CNNPhilippines.com and Rappler for the use of unfiltered videos in their coverage of the... Read more