Insights — the MMI newsroom

See what’s moving in Philippine media — before it moves you.

Monitoring know-how, measurement frameworks, and culture watching from the MMI team for communicators who need the signal early.

Issues Monitoring Starts in the Thread, Not the Headline
Media Monitoring

Issues Monitoring Starts in the Thread, Not the Headline

Google now fast-tracks community posts into Search. Why Philippine issues monitoring now starts in the group thread, the comment reply and the vernacular feed.

Media MeterOct 16, 2026
Collage on media monitoring taxonomy: SAGIP-to-SAGP and NEDA-to-DEPDev renames, a mentions chart dropping at the rename point, and a red ‘silent failure’ stamp.
Media Monitoring

Media Monitoring Taxonomy Drift: When Volume Falls Quietly

One rename splits a topic into two strings and your media monitoring taxonomy stops matching the coverage. Why the volume line falls, and the monthly fix.

Media MeterOct 14, 2026
Earned Media Value Philippines: What Boards Trust
Media Monitoring

Earned Media Value Philippines: What Boards Trust

Earned media value Philippines: why AMEC rejects EMV, what the PHP 201.6M MNL FW case exposes, and the evidence boards act on instead.

Media MeterOct 12, 2026
Filipino folklore marketing collage: mythic illustrations, a Bongga Ka ‘Day! theater crowd, a P97.2M box-office note and a stack of Filipino folklore books
Culture & Trends

Filipino Folklore Marketing: Listen Before Brands Buy In

Filipino folklore marketing now sells at mainstream scale. What a P97.2M opening and a casting row teach brands about listening first.

Media MeterOct 09, 2026
Government Media Monitoring Philippines: Release-Day Plan
Media Monitoring

Government Media Monitoring Philippines: Release-Day Plan

Government media monitoring Philippines: PSA release dates are public, so brief the split in the data before coverage picks a frame.

Media MeterOct 07, 2026
Media content licensing Philippines: agency procurement folder, coverage archive, Ross v. Thomson Reuters ruling on a tablet and asset and risk checklist
Media Monitoring

Media Content Licensing Philippines: Agency Due Diligence

Media content licensing Philippines just became a procurement issue. What the Ross ruling means for agency contracts, vendor provenance and risk.

Media MeterOct 05, 2026
PR agency pitch measurement scorecard on a clipboard beside Coca-Cola, Mastercard and Nongfu Spring Chaπ branding, with a note: Measurement is the new mandate
Culture & Trends

PR Agency Pitch Measurement: Prove It Moved the Business

PR agency pitch measurement now decides who wins big accounts. What Coca-Cola and Mastercard's reviews signal, and the scorecard Philippine agencies need.

Media MeterSep 30, 2026
Google Ads Bidding Changes: How to Explain Costs to Finance
Media Monitoring

Google Ads Bidding Changes: How to Explain Costs to Finance

Google Ads bidding changes and a US ad tech ruling now reprice Philippine campaigns. Build a change log and an independent baseline before finance asks why.

Media MeterSep 25, 2026
Facebook Link Post Limits: What Philippine Pages Should Know
Media Monitoring

Facebook Link Post Limits: What Philippine Pages Should Know

Facebook link post limits may cap Pages at two links a month. What Philippine government and brand Pages should check now, and how to prove an advisory landed.

Media MeterSep 23, 2026

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