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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

Yolanda ten years later: Media goes back to communities, zoom in on perennial problems

TEN YEARS ago, the tragedy caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) claimed at least 6,300 lives and forced 750,000 people to flee their homes. Media accounts recalled the day... Read more

Public approval for free tuition is not news; Poor lead distracts from real story

JEERS TO the news outfits that used survey results showing overwhelming public support for free tertiary education as its lead, calling attention to something that is hardly news. Read more

A Tale of Contrasts: Ten-day coverage of Martial Law commemoration

SEPTEMBER 21 marks one of the darkest days of Philippine history, when President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. issued Proclamation 1081 which shut down the system of government under which... Read more

Media’s selective coverage of Martin Romualdez

A QUICK scan of media coverage shows that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been consistently in news headlines. News follows him everywhere, reporting his plans to talk with executives... Read more

Reports on PH-EU trade talks ignore concerns about human rights

JEERS TO several print media for failing to include the necessary perspective of human rights in reporting the resumption of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the Philippines and... Read more

Nasino and Acosta: Two stories, same human rights issues

IN HIS second State of the Nation Address on July 24, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. failed to mention human rights. The media dutifully noted this omission. In the same... Read more

He said, they said: The ‘state of the nation’ according to Marcos, media

“IN MY heart, I know that the state of the nation is sound and is improving. Dumating na po ang bagong Pilipinas (The new Philippines has arrived.)” Read more