Looks who is asking for a "balanced report"

I attended the 888 Forum at the Marco Polo Plaza yesterday and the guest was former Senator John “Sonny” Osmeña in what I would say was a jam-packed room. Like it or not Sonny O is still one big newsmaker for Cebu. Without mincing his words, he told us that Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, III was out of touch with his “Daang Matuwid.” In the gubernatorial race, he repeated that the Liberal Party’s choice of former Hilario “Jun Jun” Davide, III was wrong because Davide was not a leader.

Of course Sonny O was batting for his nephew Mimo, the son of his brother, former Cebu Governor Emilio “Lito” Osmeña, to run for Cebu Governor. But if he will not gun for the governor’s seat, Sonny O said that all options are open, he might even support the gubernatorial bid of PJ Garcia. Hmmm… this makes for a very interesting 2013 elections.

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Here we go again. PNoy once more goes on his favorite media bashing, like the kings or rulers of ancient times who kill the messenger who bring the bad news. PNoy spoke before the Philippine Press Institute’s 16th National Press Forum on Media Accountability and Public Engagement in Manila where he asked for “balanced” news. Balanced news???

While I do agree with the President that there are many in the media that often go overboard, like reporting that tweet from Edu Manzano, which was totally false or that recent report that the President was on an afternoon date with Grace Lee, but in truth he was in Malacañang for a NEDA meeting. But these are what we call “exceptions” rather than the rule and such irresponsible reporting should have no place in the media.

However, when the President asked for a “balanced” reporting, let me say it here that too many pundits have already complained that the “mainstream” media was too “Pro-PNoy” to the detriment of the truth. Indeed there is no balance there as the news is lopsided to favor PNoy! This is not to mention that the government has its own media or should I say its own propaganda machinery like PTV-4, which only reports praises to the powers-that-be in Malacañang.

Then the President has the huge advantage of his “yellow” propagandists (many come from the main stream media) who use “below-the-belt” tactics of that infamous Hitler propagandist, Josef Geobbels. Why do you think that Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona has already been judged as “guilty” by many Filipinos? It is because of this group that peddle the lies of which the prosecution sold against CJ Corona during the impeachment trial, which ended up stymied by the truth that the defense have presented.

We know too well that the Malacañang Rasputin’s deliberately lie to the Filipino people. A case in point was that report that came from Malacañang when the news from Congress came out that it took the 188 members of the House of Representatives less than an hour to sign the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.

When the press got hold of this report, many pundits said that the 188 eager beaver congressmen and women signed this complaint because of the threat that their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) a.k.a Pork Barrel would be withheld. Malacañang then went on a media blitz denying this. PNoy also came out to report to the press that the PDAF of the opposition or those who didn’t sign the impeachment complaint were given directly to their constituents.

Well, I interviewed Rep. Milgaros “Mitos” Magsaysay who told me that her PDAF was never given to her nor her district, which therefore makes the Rasputin’s in Malacañang or even PNoy as liars! If the media has too many negative reports, PNoy should not blame the media, but blame his own bungling administration.

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Allow me to make an early announcement from my dear friend and Brother in Christ, Bro. Stanley Villavicencio for the coming 17th Divine Mercy Convention on May 19-20 at the University of Cebu-METC School by the South Road Properties (SRP).  I have always attended the Divine Mercy Convention and it is undoubtedly one of the most attended conventions because Divine Mercy devotees from the Visayas and Mindanao attend the convention like it has become their annual pilgrimage.

If you didn’t know, our Lord Jesus Christ, through the notes of St. Faustina Kowalska, has promised the sinner that helps promote this devotion to be immersed in his unfathomable Divine Mercy at the time of his or her death. I will make another announcement later in May as the Convention date approaches. God Bless you.

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