Karen Davila is what her fanbase would brag is a multi-awarded journalist. Going to the University of the Philippines to get a degree is no easy feat either. No one can deny her international awards. But the problem, just like Maria Ressa, is whether or these awards can still build her credibility AMONG FILIPINOS. The recent events really have me thinking that Davila herself may want to be scheduled for a BBC HARDtalk interview.
The recent death of Kadamay member Reina May Nasino's three-month-old baby has her granting her "condolences". Davila's statement can be translated as "She's not a convicted criminal. she's not a drug trafficker. She was just an activist. Why so cruel to your fellow Filipino? Absolutely heartbreaking!" This has me wondering what's her proof that KADAMAY member Reina was just an activist but not a terrorist? Kadamay has already been red-tagged long ago and it's not even a productive group. Even Rappler reports that Reina herself was arrested for charges of ILLEGAL firearms and explosives. Just an activist? Reina gave birth in prison on July 1. Recently, Reina's baby daughter River was given a burial where police escort was necessary. I mean, Reina herself is a member of KADAMAY, and having a police escort would mean to protect her from getting rescued by her fellow Kadamay members.
If there's one thing I can say - it's irritating listening to Davila, because, like Ressa, she is VERY ARROGANT. It's a waste of her intelligence really if she can't have the humility to go with it. I would really want her to get scheduled for a BBC HARDtalk interview. We know how the interview of Antonio Trillanes IV, Maria Lourdes Sereno, and Ressa went, right? All three of them were grilled at different times. It was funny to see Ressa getting grilled on HARDtalk. Pignoy Ako Blog's writer Jover Laurio hasn't even written ANYTHING about HARDtalk either. Right now, I wonder if Davila is gutsy enough to face investigative journalist Stephen Sackur one-on-one after what happened to Ressa.
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