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He said, they said: The ‘state of the nation’ according to Marcos, media

“IN MY heart, I know that the state of the nation is sound and is improving. Dumating na po ang bagong Pilipinas (The new Philippines has arrived.)” Read more

Media break down the ICC decision, explore the issues

ON JULY 18, the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber dismissed the government’s effort to stop the court’s investigation into the killings that took place in former President Rodrigo... Read more

FMFA statement in solidarity with VERA Files

THE FREEDOM for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition, in solidarity with the media journalism community nationwide, condemns the death threats against VERA Files for fact-checking and countering disinformation.... Read more

VERA Files receives death threats

MANILA – A Facebook user sent death threats to VERAFiles on June 24 through the news outlet’s FB Messenger, editor Ellen Tordesillas reported to CMFR today. Read more

Rappler shows how ‘drug war’ violence continues under Marcos

CHEERS TO Rappler‘s in-depth report that established how former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” continues under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Read more

MindaNews names Timonera as new editor, marks 2 decades of Mindanao journalism

JOURNALIST ROBERT “Bobby” Timonera is taking over as editor in chief of MindaNews effective on June 1, 2023. Outgoing editor Carolyn Arguillas will head the outfit’s Publications, Archives and... Read more

COVID in the news again!

UNFORTUNATELY, GOVERNMENT and media are not helping Filipinos to understand the state of threat. Read more

Marcos follows Duterte’s model of disinformation

NOT SURPRISINGLY, Rodrigo Duterte’s successor, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has followed the model set before him. The goal of the Marcos return to power was stated clearly by... 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

ROTC as “cure” for mental health problems: Media cite experts to refute DND Claim

CHEERS TO reports which quickly debunked the claim of Secretary of National Defense Carlito Galvez, Jr. who argued for making the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory, because... Read more