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TV5 explainer: The implausible promise of rice at PHP20

CHEERS TO TV5 for countering the claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is nearing the fulfilment of his promise that every Filipino will be able to afford rice at... Read more

PH Impunity and Government’s Denial: Unnecessary response to the killing of journalists and other HRVs

Impunity persists because it is a culture rooted in conditions that have not been addressed. Impunity has revealed that the laws and the conduct of government are no longer... Read more

TV programs critique Senate President’s remarks on media freedom

CHEERS TO two television programs for their critique of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri’s remarks against the media. ANC’s Dateline Philippines pointed out his lack of understanding of the... Read more

ALLTV’s Marcos interview shows early signs of media cronyism

JEERS TO the September 13 interview with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of celebrity host and vlogger Toni Gonzaga-Soriano. It was an insult to the public, a PR piece... Read more

Three newspapers insist on Bong Go spotlight

JEERS TO some print media’s relentless spotlighting of a senator who won his seat in 2019. Solely based on his proximity to the highest source of power and his... Read more

ANC report takes closer look at Marcos Jr.’s vlog

CHEERS TO ANC’s Dateline Philippines anchor Karmina Constantino who asked Malacañang reporter Pia Gutierrez to share her insights on President Marcos’ “Unang Linggo” vlog on YouTube, in which he discussed his first week... Read more

Media recall new COA Chair Calida’s dubious track record

CHEERS TO two media organizations for recalling Jose Calida’s questionable record after he was named chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA). Read more

Women political prisoners prove Duterte’s misogyny

CHEERS TO Bulatlat for calling attention to one more aspect of the country’s failed penal system. Its two-part special report revisited a long-standing issue: the plight of women... Read more

Two Bulletin “reports” were no more than PR pieces

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for wasting space on two PR pieces it passed off as journalism. Both were so blatantly in the interest of the objects of praise... Read more

Rappler and Inquirer feature LGBTQ+ voices in Pride Month reports

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for joining the annual celebration of Pride Month. Other media organizations followed Pride Month only with routine coverage of events but Inquirer.net and Rappler... Read more

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