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TV News on Duterte’s 100 Days

PRESIDENT DUTERTE is waging an unforgiving war against drugs that has so far claimed over 3,000 lives. He has disparaged human rights as a shield to protect criminals. He... Read more

Looking into the Aguirre “Takeover”

THE MEAN season for Senator Leila de Lima seems far from over as the House of Representatives continue to hound the senator by presenting high-profile prisoners, among others,... Read more

Covering Duterte’s Outbursts

IT WAS the expletive heard around the world. President Rodrigo Duterte made headlines again on Monday, Sept. 5, when he was reported to have cursed United States President Barack... Read more

Tornado in the Metro: Quick and Helpful Explainers

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol and TV5’s Aksyon for explaining in simple terms how a tornado develops. Tornados are an uncommon weather phenomenon in the Philippines but... Read more

‘Van Rape’ Survivors: Violated Twice Over

JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol and GMA-7’s 24 Oras for interviewing rape survivors in a manner that practically forced them to relive their ordeal. On June 10,... Read more

All the President-Elect’s Men: Who Are They?

A PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENT or even president-elect publicly identifying the people he wants to play a key role in his administration may well serve purpose that the press could... Read more

Trillanes vs. Duterte: Asking the Tough Questions

ON APRIL 27, based on information provided by vice presidential aspirant and incumbent Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, the Philippine Daily Inquirer broke a story on Davao City Mayor... Read more

TV News Programs as Campaign Logs

Editorial Note: Up to the last week before the elections the TV news programs remained neutral but failed to provide the critical information that citizens need when casting their... Read more

Electoral Cockfight and Horserace

PREVIOUS CMFR monitors have pointed out the dominance of election-related reports in primetime newscasts (“Campaign Trail Story Dominates Election News”). But the reports tend to be repetitive, providing mere... Read more

Covering the Bangladesh Bank Heist: Missed Opportunity

NEARLY THREE months have passed since the Bangladesh government lost millions of dollars in what seemed to be an elaborate bank heist orchestrated by hackers in February. While... Read more