Strike at HolyAngel University on its fifth week -the Filipino Scribe A news blackout? Despite the fact that the strike had been going on for a month now, it has received little attention in the national media. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported about it last August, and that was it. Business magnate Manuel V. Pangilinan is listed as the chair of the school’s board of trustees. Pangilinan serves as the chair of a long number of entities with interests in virtually all sectors including telecommunication (Smart, PLDT, and most recently, Digitel) and other public utilities like MERALCO and Maynilad Water Services, to name just two. Aside from owning the television network TV5, Pangilinan is also a shareholder in two national dailies: the Philippine Star and the Inquirer. Last year, he nearly acquired broadcast giant GMA Network. Aside from his significant control of the Philippine media, Pangilinan-managed companies are also heavy advertisers. Given that reality, it is logical for the national media to avoid antagonizing him through negative reportage, journalism ethics be damned.
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 05:30:26 +0000
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