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No More Fish in the Sea: Masinloc Fisherfolk Speak Up

OBSCURE DIPLOMACY aside, there are other aspects of China’s presence in Philippine waters worth reporting. The plight of the fishermen, harassed or taunted, even prevented, by Chinese... Read more

Cignal Launches New Cable Channel “One News”

A THIRD 24/7 all-news channel in English breaks into the scene in the country with the launch of One News channel by Cignal TV, a direct-to-home satellite provider... Read more

Boracay: From Tourist Spot to Land Reform Area

ALMOST TWO months since the island’s shutdown on April 26, President Rodrigo Duterte has turned the rehabilitation of Boracay into a land reform project. Speaking to the press... Read more

Duterte’s Spectacle in Seoul: What Media should do about the Gimmick

THE PRESIDENT’S sexist remarks and off-color jokes have drawn flak from many quarters since he launched his candidacy. Officials of his administration have tried their best to mollify... Read more

BBL Back in the News

Aksyon news anchor Ed Lingao explaining the BBL. Screen shot from News5Everywhere YouTube page. LONG OVERDUE, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) has finally moved forward in Congress. News had sidelined the... Read more

From Koko to Tito: Media Ignores the Politics behind the Change in Senate Leadership

REPORTERS LEARN quickly to read the politics behind every move in Congress. But coverage of the change in Senate leadership last week has been strangely silent on what... Read more

Marawi Year One: Some Notable Reports

THE FIRST year anniversary of the siege of Marawi occasioned several reports and specials aired in primetime newscasts from May 21 to May 27. These included a chronology... Read more

Media on Marawi: Coverage of the Siege

VIOLENCE TORE at the heart of Marawi City, the scenic capital of Lanao del Sur on May 23, 2017. Fighting broke out on what seemed a most ordinary... Read more

Explaining What the Duterte EO Missed

CHEERS TO two news media organizations for explaining on Labor Day what was missing in President Duterte’s executive order (EO) supposedly ending “endo.” While most media accounts... Read more

Media Publicity on Names in PDEA Narco List: Unfair and Harmful

JEERS TO several media organizations for making public the names of barangay officials allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade as presented by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency... Read more