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Rappler reports highlight concerns, potential conflict of interest in Manila Bay reclamation project

CHEERS TO Rappler for its three reports that together went beyond just reporting President Marcos’ suspension order of all reclamation projects in the Manila Bay area, except one. While... 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

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

Media break down the ICC decision, explore the issues

ON JULY 18, the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber dismissed the government’s effort to stop the court’s investigation into the killings that took place in former President Rodrigo... Read more

TV Patrol, Frontline reports on child’s killing fail to examine drug use, mental health, poverty

JEERS TO TV Patrol and Frontline Pilipinas for airing incomplete reports on a mother who allegedly killed her two-year-old son in Bacoor, Cavite. The reports focused on the alleged... Read more

Reports highlight better tourism services amid slogan mess

CHEERS TO BusinessWorld and Philippine Daily Inquirer for their reports that broadened the discussion about tourism, breaking away from the fiasco of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) latest campaign,... Read more

De Lima’s prolonged detention: Guilty until proven innocent?

CHEERS TO some print and online media for expanding their reports on former senator Leila de Lima’s detention. The reports pointed out the “arbitrariness” of her prolonged incarceration, which... Read more

Reports highlight ‘holistic approach’ towards people who use drugs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philstar.com for their reports that discuss the need for holistic and humane approaches in dealing with illegal drugs and in fixing the... Read more

‘Peace is a process’: Int’l peace prize for MindaNews’ Arguillas

JOURNALIST AND journalism educator Carolyn O. Arguillas has been awarded this year’s Luxembourg Peace Prize. A fellow of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility’s Jaime V. Ongpin (JVO)... Read more

Reports on plight of OFWs in Kuwait show patterns of abuse

CHEERS TO Philstar.com and Inquirer.net for expanding their reports on the violence faced by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. The reports highlighted the system of abuse, backed with... Read more