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Alias Bikoy’s Folly: Media Fail To Get at the Truth

SEVENTEEN DAYS was all it took for Peter Joemel Advincula, alias “Bikoy,” the hooded figure in the controversial “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, to recant his statements about the involvement... Read more

Covering the May 13 Elections: TV Did the Better Job, But…

NOTHING QUITE highlights the importance of media coverage as the elections in the Philippines, where fraud, vote-buying and violence have marred the political exercise. During the May 13 mid-term... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (May 11 to 17)

Malaya Business Insight, May 14, 2019 Manila Standard, May 16, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2019 The Philippine Star, May 16, 2019 Malay Business Insight, May 17, 2019 Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (May 4 to 10)

Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2019 Manila Bulletin, May 8, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2019 The Manila Times, May 9, 2019 The Philippine Star, May 10, 2019 Read more

Who will Rebuild Marawi? President’s Blame Game Escapes Media Lens

THE MARAWI SIEGE left a trail of death, destruction and destitution in the city in 2017. Nearly two years after the radical Islamist Maute group laid siege on the... Read more

Silent on Local Polls: TV Still Hot on the National Campaign Trail, Puff Pieces Still Dominate Print

THE LOCAL campaign kickoff on March 29 helped increase election-related reports, but brought little improvement to the reportage on the campaign. Most of the reports on TV were still... Read more

PH Slips Further in RSF World Press Freedom Index; Cites Persecution of Critical Media

THE PHILIPPINES dropped one spot in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index released by international media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF-Reporters Without Borders) on April 18. The Philippines ranked... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (April 6 to 12)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2019 The Philippine Star, April 8, 2019 Manila Bulletin, April 9, 2019 Manila Standard, April 10, 2019 The Manila Times, April 12, 2019 Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (March 30 to April 5)

Malaya Business Insight, April 1, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, April 2, 2019 The Manila Times, April 2, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2019 The Philippine Star, April 4,... Read more

Limited Choices: Media on Unopposed Candidates

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Rappler for reporting on the number of unopposed candidates for local posts, again shedding light on a phenomenon common during Philippine elections,... Read more