The Manila Bulletin has the unfortunate reputation of being the Administration’s mouth piece. Its focus on delivering good news — There’s good news here! — is admirable though at times borders on the ridiculous. And when it is forced to deliver bad news, it does its best to balance it out with some silver lining. My friend Arghs and I were brainstorming over these the other day. Here are some. The last is my favorite; it’s just so dumb.
Up next? The Philippine Daily Inquirer. They’re the opposite — always bringing out the worst, or highlighting the best as long as it’s as far away from GMA as possible. Their sarcasm and anti-government agenda would be funny if they aren’t being read, but unfortunately that’s not the case.
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Filipinos are self-aware, just like pigs!
I don’t see it so much as the administration’s mouthpiece (that would be the Manila Standard Today)… it’s just that they’re the opposite of sensationalist. Their headlines are too conservative and boring, you could predict them a week in advance. “Christians celebrate Christmas today”. “Arroyo leaves for Singapore summit”. “Today is a Tuesday”. “Everything is fine”.