Reliability

• The philippine army strongly refuted the allegations that certain members of the aeta community in San Marcelino, Zambales, were injured and made to ingest human waste by military soldiers. These details might not be accurate given that the PA (Philippine Army) was the only side discussed in the news report and that it is unknown who started the firefight that resulted in the death of the soldier.

Accuracy

• The explanations are based only on personal opinions without any verifiable facts and lack of supporting evidence. The article mainly concentrated on the Philippine Army's denial of the allegations of abusing the Aetas and that they will hold liable if it is proven that they abused and forced them to eat human waste. The Sandugo is also seeking that the Commission of Human Rights investigates the incident in order to possibly be charged criminally for their alleged abusive behavior.

Value

• This news report/article is important for every person since it raises awareness of the issue and exposes how the Philippine Army treats Aetas as well as their side of the story (Aetas)

Authority of source

• Anna Felicia Bajo was the author of the article. She has been a journalist for more than five years, which has enhanced her knowledge and skills in writing news articles and dealing with government officials and other official sources. The GMA news is the source of her pieces of information.

Timeliness

• It was released on September 1, 2020, at 9:25 AM. Some of the information in the article might have changed over time since, according to Gutierrez, if soldiers are found guilty of abusing Aetas, they will be punished, and if not, their reputations will be clear, and the allegations are untrue. Likewise, if it is established that soldiers have mistreated Aetas, the Philippine Army will be held accountable.