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Media Warned About Spurious “Survey Results”

ON MARCH 8, five Manila broadsheets –The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, The Manila Times and Daily Tribune — reported that the senatorial candidate, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go... Read more

Media on the Rice Tariffication Law: All Positive According to Their Sources

WITH THE signing of the Rice Tariffication Law, the Philippines in the coming months can expect a steady supply of rice; so claim its proponents, principally Senator Cynthia Villar.... Read more

Ressa’s Arrest: Limited Appreciation of Press Freedom

KNOWN FOR its critical coverage of the Duterte administration’s policies, Rappler, an online news site, was subjected to another form of harassment when its CEO and executive editor Maria... Read more

Rappler Keeps Focus on Continuing Toll of the “Drug War”

CHEERS TO Rappler for keeping the “drug war” in the news. Its report last February 24 pointed out the new “epicenter” in the government’s continuing campaign with a count... Read more

Head Start Advantage: PCIJ Report Bares Pre-campaign Spending

THE RACE officially started on February 12, but the contenders have been burning money on advertisements way earlier. After examining the pre-campaign ad spending of senatorial candidates for the... Read more

Media Clueless about “Pork” in the 2019 National Budget

IN 2013, the Supreme Court declared “pork barrel” as unconstitutional, the name given to the practice inserted allocations, also known as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), in the national... Read more

Measles Outbreak: Countermeasures Highlighted, Vaccination Woes Revealed

LAST YEAR, a news brief in the Philippine Daily Inquirer published on October 25 reported a 926% increase in confirmed measles cases since January 2018, as recorded by the... Read more

Jolo Cathedral Bombings: Terrorism Despite Martial Law

AFTER TWO years, Martial Law has failed to quell the violence in Mindanao. Two bombings rocked a Catholic shrine, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in the predominantly... Read more

“Battle for Manila Bay:” Another Rushed Rehab?

GARBAGE ALONG the baywalk may have been removed, but the stench remains. Following the rehabilitation of Boracay island last year, the government set its eyes on Manila Bay as... Read more

Sentiment and Science Against Labelling Children as Criminals

THE BROUHAHA over the lowering of the age of criminality — to nine, then twelve — reflected both science and sentiment about the issue which media picked up quickly... Read more