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On the supposed gains of Duterte’s “war on drugs”: Did bloody policy bring down crime rate?

IT SEEMED like a small matter, another one of those moments when a politician or public official let slip a thought that perhaps was best left unsaid. But CMFR... Read more

Inquirer.net, Facts First review government view of poverty

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Facts First which both discussed and challenged the recent Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report and drew the line on poverty where it matters most: food.... Read more

This Week in Media (September 5 to 9, 2022)

REPORTERS were occupied with the two state visits this week of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: the first to Indonesia (September 4-6) and the second to Singapore (September 6-7).... Read more

Reporting crime: Heart and ethical sensitivity needed

JEERS TO some Baguio-based news organizations, which sensationalized the killing of a woman by using photographs of her corpse from August 30 to September 7. Read more

MindaNews features new Bangsamoro “torchbearers”

CHEERS TO MindaNews for its report on recent developments in the Bangsamoro region. Posted on September 3 and 4, the two-part special report called attention to the new generation... Read more

This Week in Media (August 29 to September 2, 2022)

WHEN PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed himself Secretary of Agriculture last June 20, he said that the problems of the sector were “severe enough” that he had to step... Read more

This Week in Media (August 22 to 26, 2022)

AFTER TWO years of a national school lockdown, schools opened with face to face classes on Monday, August 22. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte... Read more

Beyond event reporting: Vera Files and Rappler recall history on Ninoy Aquino Day

CHEERS TO Vera Files and Rappler for taking a different tack on the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983. Read more

Inquirer.net report: inequalities, online classes worsened PH learning poverty

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net’s comprehensive and data-driven report on the resumption of face-to-face classes. It connected the learning losses suffered by Filipino students to the national government’s pandemic response and... Read more

The media and the DSWD dole-out mess

SOCIAL WELFARE and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo bared plans last August 18 to distribute cash aid to indigent students. A former broadcaster himself, he detailed the program during... Read more