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Reporting the Surigao Quake: Coping with the Aftermath, Preparing for the “Big One”

IN THE Philippines, tremors happen almost every day; many occurring without notice except by the agencies and experts involved. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology... Read more

Adequate, but can still be improved

CHEERS TO the media for giving voice to the plight of Lumad communities whose members have been the victims of killings by paramilitary groups and alleged military elements in... Read more

Reporting the Iglesia ni Cristo Mass Action: Leaving the public uninformed

MEMBERS OF the influential Iglesia ni Cristo (INC—literally, Christ’s Church) sect trooped to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Padre Faura street in Manila on August 27, protesting what... Read more

An incident becomes a war

IN THE afternoon of June 18, a group of University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman students armed with baseball bats and lead pipes attacked two others inside the campus.... Read more

Information or entertainment?

THE CENTER for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) conducted a 24-hour monitor of the three major television networks— ABS-CBN 2, GMA 7 and TV 5 – on April 27,... Read more

Careless and reckless

JEERS TO several media organizations for their careless and reckless reporting of a crime involving a minor. Read more

Covering the Sin Tax Bill: Mostly focused on Policy Issues

PROMINENTLY IN the news in October and November this year was the “sin” tax bill (now known as Republic Act No. 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax... Read more

Focus on indigenous peoples

Cheers to Saksi deviating from the usual Manila-centric type of reporting to bring public attention to a case of ancient burial theft and the state of an endangered language... Read more