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First Presidential Debate: Controversy Over Media ‘Discrimination’

THE FIRST presidential debate held last month in Cagayan de Oro City provoked a controversy, with one news organization alleging that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) restricted freedom... Read more

First Election Debate Goes Pfft: Coverage Filled with Sound bytes and Pull Quotes

GIVEN THE media hype and hoopla surrounding the holding of the first debate, the program went pfft, with little excitement to engage. What substance could have been drawn... Read more

Presenting the Agenda of Presidential Candidates

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its series on presidential platforms to address issues of public concern. On February 9, the Inquirer started “Election 2016: Agenda of... Read more

Disqualification Case Vs Duterte: Overlooked by the Press

THE CERTIFICATE of Candidacy (COC) that anyone aspiring for public office in the Philippines has to fill out accurately is sacrosanct in a democracy. That is why all... Read more

Election Ad Spending: Reporting Partial Nielsen Figures

JEERS TO several media organizations for reporting incomplete and unverified figures on advertising expenses in 2015 of the presidential, vice presidential and senatorial candidates running in this year’s elections.... Read more

Prohibited Acts During 2016 Election Period

CHEERS TO some media organizations for reporting on the calendar of activities and certain prohibited acts during the election period (January 10 – June 9) released by the Commission... Read more

In context: Duterte’s ‘Last Minute Strategy’

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ Network News for recalling Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s previous statements regarding his on-again, off- again 2016 presidential run in light of his most recent... Read more

Duterte Mania and Human Rights: A Disturbing Lapse in Coverage

OF ALL the highly urbanized cities in the Philippines, Davao City has garnered probably every accolade out there: the most livable city, the most environment-friendly city, the city with... Read more

Media focus on celebrities and trivia in reporting the filing of COCs

THE FILING of certificates of candidacy (COC) on October 12 to 16 signaled the start of the election year.Presumably serious political aspirants flocked to the national and local offices... Read more

Media off to a good start as pols announce candidacies

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines and Rappler.com for their efforts at providing background information on the vice presidential aspirants in the 2016 national elections as the period for the filing... Read more