The Philippine Star Archives

Media report what’s next after Duterte’s pre-trial hearings at the ICC

CHEERS TO the news organizations that clearly explained the possible outcomes of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearings at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte has been... Read more

Media fuel Castro-Duterte word war but fail to discuss issues

JEERS TO the media for allowing the “word war” between the Malacañang and Vice President Sara Duterte to take up as much space and time as given in their... Read more

Shabu at sea: Rising pattern calls for media attention and scrutiny

IN RECENT weeks, The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law government agencies have picked up large quantities of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from coastal waters and beaches in... Read more

Required reading: Some background on Code of Conduct in the South China Sea

CHEERS TO the news organizations that provided background information on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. renewed the call for... Read more

Media clarify: “Crime against humanity” is not about numbers

CHEERS to the media organizations that explained the term “crimes against humanity,” in connection to the arrest of President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more

Amid diminished remembrance, student and faith-based groups recall the value of EDSA People Power

THE MARCOS administration has consistently kept the commemoration of EDSA People Power events of February 1986 in the cold. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has left the ceremonial tasks to... Read more

Sheila Villaflores Crisostomo, 54

SHEILA CRISOSTOMO, reporter for the daily newspaper, The Philippine Star, for more than three decades, died on January 15 at the East Avenue Medical Center two days after suffering... Read more

Taking lessons from COVID-19: Inquirer.net observes China’s “lack of transparency” on HMPV

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for raising concerns about China’s “lack of transparency” about alleged cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) reported in in the country, recalling China’s lack of openness about... Read more

Star, Inquirer editorials emphasize urgency of dismantling POGOs

CHEERS TO the editorials of The Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer that highlighted the criminality involved in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), stressing the need to fully shut... Read more

Selfies with Alice Guo: Media ok with highly irregular arrest

WHEN NEWS broke that Indonesian law enforcement apprehended dismissed Bamban Mayor in Tangerang City on September 4, media reported that Benhur Abalos, Interior Secretary, and General Rommel Marbil, chief... Read more