Editorial Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-13
Our mission
Sinag Impact exists to shed light on social issues in the Philippines, and on the people, communities, and organizations working to solve them, through clear, accurate, and politically neutral reporting in English.
Independence
Sinag Impact is owned by APOC Co., Ltd., a Japanese company. We receive no funding from any government, political party, or advocacy group. The Site currently carries no advertising, and we do not accept payment for news coverage. People, organizations, and companies mentioned in our articles do not review or approve them before publication. APOC Co., Ltd. also operates APOC Wire, a press-release distribution service; press releases from that service appear only in the clearly labeled Press Releases section and are never presented as news reporting.
Neutrality
We do not endorse candidates, parties, or causes. On contested political, social, or religious issues we report the stated positions of the parties involved and do not editorialize. We avoid loaded language and label opinions as such when quoting them.
Fairness and dignity
Many of our stories involve people in difficult circumstances. We describe them with respect, ask for consent before identifying private individuals, and take particular care with children and survivors of violence: we do not publish information that could identify a child at risk or a survivor without informed consent.
Sourcing and attribution
- Every article that draws on reporting by other news organizations names those organizations and links to the original report at the end of the article.
- We do not reproduce other publishers' text. We write our own summaries and background, and we limit direct quotation to a single short quote per article.
- We do not use images from other publishers. Images are our own, licensed, or public-domain, with credit where required. Images in press releases are supplied by the issuing organization with the release.
Use of artificial intelligence
We do not currently publish AI-assisted articles. If we start using AI tools to draft articles, every such article will carry an "AI-assisted" label and list its sources, and our editorial team will correct or remove any article found to be inaccurate. Details are in our AI Disclosure.
Accuracy and corrections
We correct errors promptly and transparently. See our Corrections Policy.
Separation of press releases
Press releases are published as supplied by the issuing organization (only the formatting is adapted to the Site), labeled "Source: APOC Wire", and linked to the original release. They reflect the views of the issuing organization, not of Sinag Impact.