Manila Bulletin Archives

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

Cha-cha plebiscite and midterm polls in one event: A test of Comelec’s independence

BOTH LEGISLATIVE chambers are on the forefront of ongoing charter change discussions. Legislators have repeatedly said that amendments will be limited to economic measures in the 1987 Constitution. Read more

Abduction by state agents: An isolated incident or a growing pattern?

JEERS TO the media for reporting the abduction in Batangas of Jose Marie Estiller on February 20 as an isolated incident and for not providing the necessary background of... Read more

From the Newsrooms: February 11 to 17, 2024

WITH PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s clear signal of his approval, it was no surprise for the media to pick up the heightened discussion of charter change (Chacha) in the... Read more