Desperate for news, reporters sometimes use the ploy of asking tambays what they think of current events. What is the purpose of this? Do they succeed in bringing out the voice of the Filipino? It is clear that they don’t. All they succeed in doing is making a tambay feel good about their being willingly incompetent. Thus they are rewarding the real lower class Filipino and are encouraging this kind of behaviour. Now that makes us poorer.
Desperate for news, reporters sensationalize militant activities. Can our immature local news teams understand the difference between the voice of militant groups and the real voice of the people. It is no secret that militant groups are biased and go to extremes often blowing up issues. Being naturally biased, they more often than not have their facts twisted and do not represent the truth as it is. Their views are biased and so their voice is conditioned. Yes, recognize the importance of these groups but know where to draw the line. When these people march over and over again, don’t report that more and more Filipinos are supporting their cause. When militant groups join forces to give the illusion of amassing support, they are just putting up a show. Perhaps in this showbiz crazy country, the people who will eventually control the society–or the seeming majority of ill advised Filipinos–will be the best actors, those who will be able to twist the truth the best. And the local media aids in this disinformation.
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