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From Koko to Tito: Media Ignores the Politics behind the Change in Senate Leadership

REPORTERS LEARN quickly to read the politics behind every move in Congress. But coverage of the change in Senate leadership last week has been strangely silent on what... Read more

Marawi Year One: Some Notable Reports

THE FIRST year anniversary of the siege of Marawi occasioned several reports and specials aired in primetime newscasts from May 21 to May 27. These included a chronology... Read more

Media on Marawi: Coverage of the Siege

VIOLENCE TORE at the heart of Marawi City, the scenic capital of Lanao del Sur on May 23, 2017. Fighting broke out on what seemed a most ordinary... Read more

TV Scrambles to Broadcast History: Chief Justice No More

ON MAY 11, the Supreme Court (SC) by a vote of 8-6 granted Solicitor General Jose Calida’s quo warranto petition to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from... Read more

PH Defenses Down: Tracking Island Development in the South China Sea

Screengrab from GMA News’ Youtube account. CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for an in-depth report on the progress of construction of claimant countries in the South China Sea... Read more

Media Publicity on Names in PDEA Narco List: Unfair and Harmful

JEERS TO several media organizations for making public the names of barangay officials allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade as presented by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency... Read more

Plane-Spotting: Photos to Keep Tabs on China’s Incursion in PH Waters

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and GMA-7 for keeping track of the continuing Chinese activity in the West Philippine Sea through photos (See: “Inquirer Photos Cannot Lie”). On... Read more

Premature release of Report on Dengvaxia: Media complies with political agenda

Screengrab from Inquirer.net. THE POLICY controversy triggered by Dengvaxia continues to stir more political heat as news covered the release of a draft of the report prepared by the... Read more

Missing out on the Witch-hunt: Delayed Media Attention on List of Terrorists

THE PRESIDENT’s love-hate relationship with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ended with him tagging them as a terror group, endangering the lives of 600 individuals... Read more

Drug Raps against Espinosa et al Dropped: Everyone Caught by Surprise

OBVIOUSLY, INSIDERS in the Department of Justice (DOJ) were not happy about setting free well known drug personalities who had figured prominently in the government’s war against drugs.... Read more