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Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

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Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

Despite a vast international fear mongering initiative mounted by Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to paint the Philippines as a blood-soaked “war zone”, very few are convinced that the Philippines is a bloody mess. Indeed, what actually came out of all that are revelations that Ressa lied about her claim that she knew a thing or…

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Crime, Media

Leni Robredo should set the record straight on the Philippines’ “War on Drugs” death toll

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Leni Robredo should set the record straight on the Philippines’ “War on Drugs” death toll

Having taken the job of co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), “vice president” Leni Robredo has vowed to “get the facts straight” on the actual situation of the Philippine Government’s on-going “War on Drugs”. Considering that this initiative is being criticised for what many describe as its unnecessarily “bloody” nature, part of…

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Crime

Rappler “investigative” report on Russian “influence” on Philippine social media a big FAIL

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Rappler “investigative” report on Russian “influence” on Philippine social media a big FAIL

On cue, a bevy of social media “influencers” are cheering the latest conspiracy theories surrounding purported Russian “influence” on Philippine social media. In their “investigative report” Russian disinformation system influences PH social media, Rapplerettes Vernise Tantuco, Wayne Manuel, Michael Bueza, Glenda Marie Castro and Gemma Mendoza (collectively billed the “Rappler Research Team”) go to amusing…

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Media, Politics, Religion

How @rapplerdotcom triggered the decline of journalism in the Philippines

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How @rapplerdotcom triggered the decline of journalism in the Philippines

It’s the buzz of the week. Manila Times columnist Rigoberto ‘Bobi’ Tiglao and Rappler are at war. It started with Tiglao’s eye-opening revelations on the sloppy — and borderline fraudulent — reporting by Rappler on the issue of the so-called “extrajudicial killings” (EJKs) supposedly running rampant in the Philippines. In How Rappler misled EU, Human…

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Media, Society