Absentee voting for members of media okayed
By Michael Lim UbacMembers of the media assigned to cover the May elections can now exercise their right to vote, thanks to the Absentee Voting Act that President Benigno Aquino III signed on Thursday.
Members of the media assigned to cover the May elections can now exercise their right to vote, thanks to the Absentee Voting Act that President Benigno Aquino III signed on Thursday.
Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who led his country in its transition from communist rule to democracy, called on the Filipino media, on Sunday, to help shape the future of the Philippines.
This time, he made sure to deliver the message in a more affable manner. No, he did not appear to be in a fighting mood, but President Benigno Aquino III took yet another opportunity on Friday to call the media’s attention to their purported “shortcomings,” but vowed “to work with you toward the advancement and protection of your profession.”
The news media industry is engaged in a deep and painful self-analysis as it tackles an issue that is not openly talked about—corruption in its ranks.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has called on the media not to remain silent on President Benigno Aquino III’s criticisms and not to take it sitting down “when he deigns to tell us how to go about our work and what to put into it.”
