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Ideology and Ransom: The Abu Sayyaf and Rebel Groups

“ARE THEY willing to talk or do we just fight it out?” President Rodrigo Duterte, who was sworn into office Thursday, June 30, said this before his supporters... Read more

Anti-Drug Campaign: Swallowing Everything the Police Says

THE RECENT spate of killings and arrests of citizens suspected to be drug dealers and users has set in motion the six-month crime purge that newly elected President Rodrigo... Read more

‘Pro-Duterte NPA Rally’: Inaccurate, Misleading

JEERS TO CNN Philippines’ Network News for its inaccurate tagging of a rally in support of peace talks as “pro-Duterte” and its participants as members of the New... Read more

Feeding Frenzy: Journalists’ Shameful Treatment of ASG Victim

JEERS TO several journalists for aggravating the trauma of a recently freed kidnap victim by asking questions that forced her to relive her experience in the hands of... Read more

Assessing Aquino’s Term

CHEERS TO Rappler for running pieces that looked back on the term of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III. On June 15, Rappler posted “The Aquino Legacy,” which recalled events during Aquino’s term,... Read more

Unclear Headline and Lead

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on June 20 a contributed report in the business section. Given the headline and lead, the reader could hardly make... Read more

Election Fraud Allegations: The Marcos Media Edge

THE MAY 2016 elections, like other elections in the past, were marred by allegations of fraud. The most controversial this year are those alleged by Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”... Read more

‘Dagdag-Bawas’: Debunking Poll Fraud Claims

CHEERS TO Rappler for analyzing and debunking claims of fraud by alleged whistleblowers who claim to have been involved in the “dagdag-bawas” or vote shaving that allegedly occurred... Read more

Summary Killings: Fatal Impact on Rule of Law

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for running an editorial that looked at the recent spate of summary killings and its impact on rule of law. On... Read more

Sexual Harassment: A Timely and Pertinent Issue

CHEERS TO Rappler for tackling sexual harassment in a report that reminded readers it is a crime under Philippine laws. Rappler’s “The many faces of sexual harassment in... Read more