One of the funny things about this ABS-CBN shutdown is that the noisiest, shrillest cries of pain and dismay come from upper class types. Not just perfumed upper class types, mind you, but always angry, always online Woke™ types. You would think those people, on a normal, Duterte-free day, would have nothing to do with…
This tweet proves that ABS-CBN and its apologists were misleading Filipinos into thinking that their plight was an issue of “press freedom”. Kapamilya, tutok na sa @TVPatrol! ANCLivestream: https://t.co/HOpGbwLU1WFacebook: https://t.co/RtFGFiEDCwYouTube: https://t.co/dlotrnK4qHpic.twitter.com/9Xjn4nbEAE — ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) May 7, 2020 The fact is, ABS-CBN are not, in any way, being barred from delivering their content over alternative…
Whoa…hard to believe rule of law has prevailed in the Philippines! This is a victory for all the little people who got in trouble with the law for jaywalking, not having a permit to sell, not having a driver’s licence, etc. No one is above the law, not even the mighty ABS-CBN. It would be…
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Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto got in trouble with the law because of his statement reportedly allowing tricycles to continue operating in his city, which supposedly violates social distancing directives issued by the national government. Although it remains debatable whether or not Sotto violated the “Bayanihan Act”, it needs to be pointed out that he appeared…
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It’s time to fact check Rappler again. In a fluff piece meant primarily to feature “vice president” Leni Robredo’s address to “a forum of local and international journalists.” Included in this “report” is this passage… The Duterte administration has targeted certain journalists and news organizations like Rappler for their critical reporting on its policies, actions,…
In these times of global crisis when strong measures need to be implemented and people need to co-operate and work together with their governments to mitigate further risks to the rest of humanity, people like Rappler “reporter” Natashya Gutierrez are a dangerous lot. Calling for people to demand conditions before complying with government measures to…
Trust the media? They are making a lot of money off the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to their busywork “reporting” on the crisis. But then you gotta ask: If vastly more people die from hunger than from the coronavirus, why aren’t the media kicking up a proportionate frenzy over world hunger? Well, this is because stories…
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As if TIME Magazine had not learned any lessons over the course of its slide to irrelevance over the last decade or so, it goes on and reportedly names Rappler CEO Maria Ressa among its “100 Women of the Year”. Time‘s “100 Women of the Year,” a list of the most influential women of the…
Queried on the now-infamous video of Senator Franklin Drilon seemingly dozing off in the middle of an interview she was conducting, broadcast journalist Pinky Webb issued a statement supposedly “clarifying” what really happened. Here’s what happened. As I was laying the premise for my question, I saw Sen Drilon look down at the documents he…
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Everyone is thankful that the hostage crisis at Virra Mall, Greenhills ended peacefully with all hostages released unharmed. What is quite disturbing is that the hostage taker, Archie Paray, was allowed by the police to give a statement to the media before he was taken away. #Greenhills Hostage-taker gives media conference outside mall. Apologies to…
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