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The Different Faces of ‘Guilt’
Yesterday, we made history. In a 20-3 vote by the Senator-Judges to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona, he became the first highest magistrate of the land to be impeached. And with that, he was stripped off of all his benefits as a public official and is perpetually banned from taking public office in the future.
Some said that Chief Justice Renato Corona’s fate was sealed since the first day of the impeachment trial. The voting of the Senators yesterday - together with their colorful explanations and early electioneering - was anticlimactic. And some said that when Chief Justice Renato Corona staged his dramatic ‘walkout’ at the Senate, he left a bad impression among the Senators and thus,sealing his fate.
Different opinion, different view points. But behind all of these, one thing is certain - a man’s life and that of his family are changed forever.
I have always been an enthusiast of newspapers’ and magazines’ front page and cover. Since the advent of my bumming in our school library and in my parents’ office library, I have been always fascinated with covers and front pages of various local and international broadsheets and magazines. In fact, it is my daily habit before starting a day’s work to browse and to look at various front pages and covers whether it be in print or in digital format. I consider it as an exceptional art and as a part of history as well.
And in lieu of yesterday’s historical event, here are today’s front pages of some of our country’s major broadsheets.
Enjoy these little pieces of history!
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Personal Observation:
The Philippine Daily Inquirer has been repeatedly criticized on social media, particularly on Twitter, for being pro-Noynoy Aquino. There were some instances in the past when their headlines, photos and their captions were those that would pull down the enemies of the Aquino administration.
Take for example yesterday’s issue. There were two banner stories but the story that would favor for the conviction of Chief Justice Corona has a bigger font size. And in today’s issue in what appears to be a minimalist one, the lay-out artist and the editor (or whoever made that one) chose the biggest possible font size to flaunt the ‘guilt’ of the Chief Justice.
Are these purely coincidental or a virtual subliminal message? I will leave the judgment to you. But it seems that the Inquirer is not the sole broadsheet who used a bigger font size. Because if you look closely, the Manila Standard also used a big one.
I hope this is the beginning of a new era for our country. Padayon Pilipinas!
Source: juanrepublic
Juxtaposition Failure
Awkward. Something is wrong with this photo. Something is not right with the layout of the front page of this broadsheet. And it’s pretty obvious.
Above the headline Why you should go to the Philippines, is the issue’s top news - an Editor from General Santos City was killed. And to make things worse, a photo of a drug raid in a posh village is spread above.
I first saw the photo on my Facebook news feed being shared and discussed by my contacts/friends. It was originally posted by the satirical Mosquito Press.
Perhaps most of us are busy yesterday discussing and spreading the new slogan of the Department of Tourism that the news of another slain journalist has been overshadowed, if not, neglected into consciousness.
Christopher Guarin, an Editor of the daily tabloid Tatak was killed Thursday night by two unidentified man in a motorcycle.
Guarin was the 10th Journalist to be killed under the Aquino Administration and the 150th since the restoration of democracy in the 1986 People Power Revolution.
And we must never forget the horrible event that happened on the 23rd of November 2009 where 58 people were killed in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, 34 of whom were journalists.
I do not blame the Editors and lay-out artists for this awkward layout. The stories in the front page are the day’s top stories. They have to put it there.
But my point is, if we really are serious on marketing our country as a more fun country to visit, then we must live to it. How do we expect foreign tourists to visit our country, who promises more fun, if we cannot resolve, or if possible, prevent these kind of incidents? How do we expect our country to be more fun if our story tellers are killed and justice for them and their family are not served?
I don’t want to see the day where our country is seen not as a fun place to visit but a country with a funny reputation - in a negative way.
Let us make it’s more fun in the Philippines not just a mere Tourism campaign, but a reality. Stop shooting the story tellers. End impunity now. Serve justice to the victims and their family.
Viva Filipinas! Vaya con Dios! Padayon!
Read more here:
- Editor killed in General City (Victim gets out of the car to spare wife, child)
- General Santos City journalist killed for personal reasons, says police
Source: juanrepublic
Happy 25th Anniversary Philippine Daily Inquirer
Today, 2010 December 9, marks the 25th anniversary of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (personally my favorite broadsheet on the face of the archipelago). PDI has come a long way since its debut on December 9, 1985:
These are just some things in which I am thankful for the Philippine Daily Inquirer:
- You first inspired me to be an editorial cartoonist. Thank you very much Manong Jess Abrera and my idol Pol Medina, Jr. And that is still my frustration until this day. Ugh.
- I can always draw a caricature of President Joseph Estrada. Thanks for the inspiration Manong Jess Abrera.
- Junior Inquirer was a big part of my childhood.
- Pugad Baboy, A.Lipin, Divine Comedy, and Kiko Machine kept my sanity during my insane school days.
- Manong Conrado de Quiros and the rest of the gang in the Opinion section are my idols. And Patricia Evangelista, you will forever be my crush. Kudos!
- Youngblood. You have given the youth a voice on the mainstream broadsheet. Thank you very much.
- Inquirer Libre was my pamaypay and early news source in the MRT when I was still working in the Metro.
- The Saturday issue of PDI is not complete without S.U.P.E.R.
- In an environment like the Seminary where television time is limited, you have given us a view of the world outside.
Congratulations Philippine Daily Inquirer. Keep the fire burning!
Source: inquirer.net
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