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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

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

Enforced disappearances: Important stories about a continuing scourge

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Philstar.com for their respective reports that reviewed the incidents of enforced disappearances under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Their stories provided not just context but an... Read more

Philstar.com questions Anti-Hazing Act, explores other factors to prevent hazing

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for a report that goes beyond the surface of developments which followed the death of John Matthew Salilig, a student of Adamson University, due to injuries... Read more

Faith and Politics: Role of the Catholic Church revisited

CHEERS TO Philstar.com’s report for starting a discourse that could help Filipinos understand the role of religious groups, especially the Roman Catholic Church, in the country. Read more

Human rights under Marcos: Duterte’s successor continues legacy of violations and abuse

DESPITE ASSURANCES from the new President, attacks against critics of the government and their families are still making headlines in TV, print, and online reports. Quite alarmingly, one violation... Read more

7.6 growth rate in 2022: Print trumpets superlative claims, TV and online news provide more realistic assessment

SEVEN MANILA-based broadsheets featured it as banner story on January 27, echoing the superlative terms used by government to describe the 7.6 percent growth of the country’s economy in... Read more

Media report “pro-people” recommendations re transport issues

CHEERS TO Philstar.com and Inquirer.net for their comprehensive reporting on the country’s transportation woes. Their accounts stood out for their efforts in citing studies highlighting the real problems of... Read more

Philstar.com, TV5 reports explain confidential and intelligence fund

CHEERS TO Philstar.com and TV5 for reports that explained what confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) are, and how public officials use them for their operations. CIF are “lump-sum funds”... Read more

Media explain why Paeng devastated BARMM

CHEERS TO Philstar.com, TV5, and MindaNews for reports that explained why the impact of the storm Paeng on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was so severe.... Read more