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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
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“Baby Snake”: TV5 Slithers Down the Bottom
JEERS TO TV5’s Aksyon Tanghali’s Balita-Serye segment for airing an extended report about a 37-year-old woman in Barangay Palkan, Polomolok, South Cotabato, who supposedly gave birth to a snake.... Read more
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Mitsubishi Montero and SUA: A Public Safety Issue
NOTHING ELICITS sharper visceral reactions than seeing a vehicle seemingly running amuck, and ramming into other cars, structures and people. There has been a flood of these images –... Read more
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International Terrorism as Local News
MORE THAN 120 people were killed in the coordinated attacks in six locations by the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS) on November 13 in Paris. The ruthless killings... Read more
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APEC 2015 Coverage: Still Inadequate After All These Years
WHEN THE Philippines hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit the first time in 1996, it was touted as a coming out party for the administration of then president... Read more
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Reporting Metro Manila’s long-term traffic solutions: Media drops the ball
IN EARLY September, the government presented what it called an “action plan” meant to solve the traffic problems in Metro Manila. The plan had three approaches: 1) management and... Read more
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Covering ‘Lando’: Lessons learned
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE to Typhoon Lando (International name: Koppu) demonstrated the improved level of disaster preparedness in the country. Government support has made possible more accurate forecasting by the Philippine... Read more
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Distasteful—and exploitative
JEERS TO several media organizations for showing a video of women in scantily clad costumes dancing suggestively during a Liberal Party (LP) gathering and birthday celebration on October 1. Read more


