The headline (Loves, dreams shattered. Fatalities supported families) is a story on the victims of the more recent bus tragedy. We hope the Inquirer is not using the tragedies of ordinary people and convert them into telenovela-like stories to sell more paper.
The other reports in the front page today:
Probers see Abu behind bus blast. But say too early to tell who did it - a report that says the government does not know yet what hit us, but reporting such in a way it avoids becoming ridiculous as it is. The report also includes a gaffe by President Aquino, taking back his terrorist label to the perpetrators of the bombing, but which report again carefully worded the gaffe. The report actually is devoid of any actual update on the event that rocked the country. It just gave space to some familiar names and showed that the police force is busy studying the details. Aquino +1. Marcos +1. Robredo +1. PNP +1.
SC upholds life terms on Valentine’s Day bombers - a belated report on an SC decision, related to the older (5 year old) bus bombing in Makati. SC +1.
Palawan police charge 5 in Doc Gerry’s murder - a report on the murder of a radio anchor in Palawan that turned into an environmentalist tirade against mining. The mayor of Palawan, some Catholic prelates and the ABS-CBN foundation were given space in the news report. Catholic Church +1. ABS-CBN +1.
COMMENTARY. No contest: UST is oldest university - a report on Asia's oldest university, challenged on age by another local university, that gave the Catholic Church mileage as being dedicated to education. Catholic Church +1.
Doubts aired PNP has solved car dealer’s killing - a report without any real updates on the carjacking/killings, that gave PNP both positive and negative exposure. Our monitor tilted towards the negative as the title of the report itself insinuates that there could be something wrong with the way the Police force is conducting its investigation. Meanwhile, Sec. Robredo is given space for his own statements regarding his closer look into the possibility of government offices involved in carnapping activities. PNP -1. Robredo +1.
Prosecutors deny forcing auditor to lie - the office of the Ombudsman in a defensive stance. Ombudsman -1.
DoH warns public on crystals, magnetic bands - the DOH is simply doing its job landed in the front page of the paper. DOH +1.
The scores:
Robredo: 2
Catholic Church: 2
Aquino: 1
SC: 1
Marcos: 1
DOH: 1
PNP: 1 -1 =0
Ombudsman: -1
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