December 2014 monitor Archives

Highlighting a policy need

Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for highlighting the need for a national policy on shelter development—something one does not see regularly in the Philippine press. It also reminded journalists... Read more

Probing anomalies

Cheers to Investigative Documentaries for further probing the unabated practice of anomalous infrastructure project deals. Read more

Bulletin’s “miracle”

Jeers to the Manila Bulletin for a report that had its readers asking: “Wait, what?” Last Dec. 9, the Bulletin reported that a 90-year-old man in Aklan had reportedly died... Read more

Expensive PR piece

Jeers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for letting its Dec. 14 “Talk of the Town” special turn into a PR piece for the government’s Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF),... Read more

Unsubstantiated claim

Jeers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing an unsubstantiated claim from embattled Vice-President Jejomar Binay, further muddling up the current discourse and debate regarding the political controversies involving... Read more

Context seriously missing

Jeers to the Manila Bulletin for failing to provide context in a Dec. 15 report on politician and political kingpin Luis “Chavit” Singson, who heads the Singson political dynasty... Read more

Small-scale mining revisited

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its two-part special on small-scale mining and how a small community in South Cotabato can serve as a template for small-scale mines... Read more

Background missing

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for failing to provide background in a story involving suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima. Read more

Explaining the different “Ruby” forecasts

CHEERS TO GMA News Online for explaining what was in everybody’s minds as Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) was approaching the Philippines: Why did the forecasts of Ruby's path not agree? Read more

Callous Korina

JEERS TO TV Patrol’s Korina Sanchez for her insensitive and irresponsible remarks on Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) in her program’s Dec. 3 newscast. Read more