Manila Bulletin Archives

Rappler and Manila Bulletin report complaints raised against proposed trimester education calendar

CHEERS TO Manila Bulletin and Rappler for discussing concerns raised about the trimester school calendar announced by the Department of Education (DepEd), and for examining the proposed changes in... Read more

EDCOM II: Media on findings and future effects

THE SECOND Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), a national commission established in 2022 to assess the performance of the Philippine education sector, concluded its legislative mandate on January... Read more

Typhoons in November: Disaster reporting in a time of climate crisis

TWO SUPER typhoons demonstrated the impact of the climate crisis as a severe tropical storm “Tino” and typhoon “Uwan” pummeled extensive areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. Read more

Media fuel Castro-Duterte word war but fail to discuss issues

JEERS TO the media for allowing the “word war” between the Malacañang and Vice President Sara Duterte to take up as much space and time as given in their... Read more

Reports include sectoral concerns on the EDSA rehab

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News’ TV Patrol, Manila Bulletin, and Philstar.com for its sharp projection of the impact of the looming rehabilitation of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) on... Read more

Media fails to explain 2025 budget fiasco

JEERS TO several media outlets for hyping what former president Rodrigo Duterte had to say about the alleged discrepancies in the bicameral conference committee report (bicam report) on the... Read more

Back to school, back to old problems and propaganda as patriotic exercise

MUDDIED GROUNDS, crowded classrooms, and a new song to sing at flag-raising – a mix of old and new problems marked the opening of classes on July 29 for... Read more

From the Newsrooms: May 5 to 11, 2024

China insists on “new model” agreement with PH; PDEA leaks linked to the alleged destabilization plot vs Marcos Jr. Read more

From the Newsrooms: April 7 to 20, 2024

“IT’S COMPLICATED.” The two words were all President Marcos Jr. had to say about his relationship with the Duterte family. Read more

From the Newsrooms: March 17 to 23, 2024

THIS WEEK, “From the Newsrooms” looks at the media coverage of two events. On March 20, a hearing in the House on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed that... Read more