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FOI EO: Erroneous and Confusing

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its erroneous and confusing story that said the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill has been signed into law. The Bulletin’s front-page report... Read more

War on Drugs: Mapping, Charting the Killings

CHEERS TO ABS-CBNNews.com for providing a map and charts on the death toll in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. On July 13, the news website of ABS-CBN... Read more

Victory at The Hague: Reporting the PCA Ruling

THE MUCH-AWAITED ruling on the Philippine complaint against China over the latter’s intrusions into Philippine waters was finally handed down on Thursday, July 12, by the Hague-based Permanent Court... Read more

Reporting Non-news

JEERS TO several news media organizations for making a fuss over an unverified announcement by musician Freddie Aguilar on his supposed appointment to the National Commission for... Read more

Children and Crime: A Closer Look

CHEERS TO BusinessMirror for a series of reports that looked into the plight of children in conflict with the law in the context of new proposals in Congress... Read more

Media on the ‘War on Drugs’

Recalling the Rights of the Accused CHEERS TO PhilStar.com for a timely and relevant look into the rights of individuals accused of crimes in the Philippines in the... Read more

In the Know: Providing Background Information

CHEERS to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for providing background information on past government bodies tasked to look into the killing of journalists. The Inquirer published the banner story... Read more

Revisiting CHR probe on the Davao Death Squad 

CHEERS TO Rappler for a report recalling the 2012 resolution of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) which recommended for investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman —... Read more

Responsible Mining: A Closer, More Intelligent Look

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines and the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) for looking into responsible mining in light of the designation of Gina Lopez, as secretary of the Department... Read more

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