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Veloso Execution: Damaging Damage Control

THREE MONTHS into the presidency, the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte still has not found a way to speak in one, clear and consistent voice – a failure... Read more

Distasteful Headline

JEERS TO the Manila Standard for a headline that reeked with sexual innuendo. On Sept. 21, the Manila Standard ran a banner story on the House of Representatives... Read more

Fact-Checking Duterte’s ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Order

CHEERS TO VERA Files for fact-checking a Sept. 14 claim by the Philippines representative to the United Nations that President Rodrigo Duterte did not issue orders for the... Read more

Covering Duterte’s Outbursts

IT WAS the expletive heard around the world. President Rodrigo Duterte made headlines again on Monday, Sept. 5, when he was reported to have cursed United States President Barack... Read more

Sensationalizing a Crime Scene

JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s Umagang Kay Ganda for sensationalizing a crime caught on camera. The story “Lalaki, patay sa pananaksak sa Quezon City” aired during the Sept. 7... Read more

Davao Bombings: Helpful Historical Background

CHEERS TO Sun.Star Davao and Rappler for providing a timeline on previous bombings in Davao City in light of the recent attack that shook that city. In an... Read more

Marcos Burial: Keeping Track of a Controversy

CHEERS TO Rappler for consistently covering the controversy over the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. As the Supreme Court (SC)... Read more

The Peace Process: Clarifying Issues, Explaining Concepts

CHEERS TO the People’s Alternative Media Network (Altermidya) and Manila Today for publishing articles that help explain the ongoing peace talks between the government and National Democratic Front... Read more

Drug War EJKs: Cross-Checking Cayetano’s Murder, Homicide Stats

CHEERS TO Rappler for spotting inaccuracies in Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s graph showing a “drastic” drop in the number of murder and homicide cases recorded during the first month... Read more

‘Most Shabulized’: Fact-Checking Duterte’s Claim

CHEERS TO VERA Files for fact-checking the claim by President Rodrigo Duterte that Iloilo is the “most shabulized” or most drug-affected province in the Philippines by citing data... Read more