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Verifying Duterte’s Stats

CHEERS TO Rappler for verifying the accuracy of a statement by President Rodrigo Duterte about the number of police and military men who have died in the line... Read more

Duterte and the UN: Another Media Failure to Provide Context

IN THE early hours of Sunday, Aug. 21, President Rodrigo Duterte held another one of his now infamous press briefings in Davao City. There, he issued a spate... Read more

De Lima’s Bikini Photo: Foul

JEERS TO The Manila Times for publishing on its front page a scantily clad photo of Senator Leila de Lima, which illustrated a story about the alleged links... Read more

Marcos Burial: The Press as a Moral Compass

STAYING TRUE to his campaign promise, President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed on Aug. 7 the burial of deposed strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Prior to... Read more

Calapan Murder: Unnecessary Description

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for trivializing an act of violence by describing a murder victim as “pretty.” By describing her as “pretty,” the report suggested that the... Read more

Against Patently Outlandish Claims

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for citing views contrary to a statement by Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre that “criminals are not (part of) humanity” instead... Read more

Duterte and the Oligarchs

CHEERS TO some media organizations for explaining what an oligarch is after President Rodrigo Duterte called businessman Roberto Ongpin one during a speech before the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible... Read more

Confused and Confusing

IN HIS first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte announced a unilateral cease-fire with the Communist Party of the Philippines’ New Peoples’ Army, and the National Democratic... Read more

Federalism: Pointing Out an Inaccuracy

CHEERS TO some media organizations for pointing out the inaccurate claim of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding federalism during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaking about... Read more

Assessing the Cost of Duterte’s War on Drugs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a quick assessment of the record so far of the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration that the... Read more