MANILA, Philippines — “It’s OA.” Nothing but a “repressive” and an “OA (overacting)” requirement is how media professionals would describe the conditions laid down by the Office of the Ombudsman for journalists to submit their outputs based on the acquired statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) following the reversal of policy that concealed the document of public officials for years. While the move by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla was a welcome development, Danilo Arao, a journalism professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, said the graft-buster should be reminded of the “mutual trust” between the press and […]... Keep on reading: ‘OA!’: NUJP, media prof slam Ombudsman’s media requirement on SALN