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The Recto Bank “Incident”: Government Narrative Trumps Survivors’ Accounts

ALMOST A month after the incident, public interest has remained fixed on the issues raised by the ramming and sinking of the Filipino fishing vessel in the West Philippine... Read more

Come Hell or No Water: The Continuing Crisis

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for pointing out that the water shortage has been a continuing crisis in Metro Manila since March and that some areas have been... Read more

The Kapa Ministry Issue: The Separation of Church and State Explained

MEDIA PICKED up on the questionable activities of Kapa (Kabus Padatoon or poor will be rich) Community Ministry Inc., a Surigao del Sur-based religious group, when President Rodrigo Duterte... Read more

Reporting “Drug War” Deaths: Numbers Are Meaningless Without Analysis

IT HAS been three years since the Duterte regime’s “war on drugs” was implemented. Thousands of suspected drug users and pushers have been reported killed. But the exact number... Read more

Graphic Photos, Video Make it on TV, Online

JEERS TO a weekend newscast for airing in full color a video clip of a fatal accident involving a meat shop employee in Iloilo City on Saturday, June 22.... Read more

Covering the Race for Speaker: Cheers to ANC and TV5

CHEERS TO ANC’s Early Edition and TV5 Aksyon’s explainer for reports that underscored the importance of legislative independence in the lower chamber of the 18th Congress. Most of the... Read more

On the Hajj Expenses: Citing What the Constitution Says on Public Funds

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ News Night for providing the necessary context in reporting what President Rodrigo Duterte said regarding the expenses for the Hajj of a group of Maranaos... Read more

Spin Doctors In, Medical Doctors Out: The Duterte Health Watch

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON Salvador Panelo neither confirmed nor denied reports that President Rodrigo Duterte was hospitalized during the period of his absence in late May. “You draw your own conclusions,”... Read more

Duterte in Japan: Media Missed What It Was All About

ONE OF the long standing allies of the Philippines, Japan is also one of the country’s top partners in trade and development. The two countries are not embroiled in... Read more

No More Climate Conferences for PH? Media Show Little Interest

WHAT SIGNIFICANCE does climate change have in the policy landscape of the Philippines, a country which is among the most vulnerable to devastation caused by extreme weather phenomena? If... Read more