Manila Bulletin Archives | Page 15 of 29

Questioning the President’s Loyalty to China

THE PRESS IS all ears anytime the country’s chief executive opens his mouth. Journalists have recorded or reported the most outrageous statements that President Rodrigo Duterte has uttered,... Read more

Media on Marawi: Coverage of the Siege

VIOLENCE TORE at the heart of Marawi City, the scenic capital of Lanao del Sur on May 23, 2017. Fighting broke out on what seemed a most ordinary... Read more

VP Vote Recount: Anonymous, Insider Sources Feed Marcos Propaganda

JEERS TO some media organizations for anonymously sourced reports about the vote recount, particularly votes allegedly lost by Vice President Leni Robredo due to the shading threshold set... Read more

Premature release of Report on Dengvaxia: Media complies with political agenda

Screengrab from Inquirer.net. THE POLICY controversy triggered by Dengvaxia continues to stir more political heat as news covered the release of a draft of the report prepared by the... Read more

Boracay Shutdown: Where is the Master Plan?

IS THE government ready to do the job in Boracay? If President Rodrigo Duterte’s words are any indication, then it is not. He himself said during a press... Read more

Casual Reporting on New Crackdown

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its casual reporting on the president’s latest round of threats, this time issued against drivers and operators of unregistered public utility vehicles... Read more

Missing out on the Witch-hunt: Delayed Media Attention on List of Terrorists

THE PRESIDENT’s love-hate relationship with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ended with him tagging them as a terror group, endangering the lives of 600 individuals... Read more

Drug Raps against Espinosa et al Dropped: Everyone Caught by Surprise

OBVIOUSLY, INSIDERS in the Department of Justice (DOJ) were not happy about setting free well known drug personalities who had figured prominently in the government’s war against drugs.... Read more

Battle of Sources: Confusion on CJ Sereno’s Leave

WAS IT a wellness leave or an indefinite one? Scheduled or forced? The legal team of Supreme Court Chief Justice (CJ) Maria Lourdes Sereno announced on February 27... Read more

Media Gives Bloodless Tokhang a Free Ride

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said it would be a “bloodless” war this time, as government mounted the third relaunch of its main... Read more