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The best of all worlds

A RECENTLY released collection of essays by political science professors Felipe B. Miranda and Malaya C. Ronas of the University of the Philippines, Temario C. Rivera of... Read more

Philosophy before law, idealism before justice

INDEED, BEFORE there ought to be a law, or any sense of justice, there ought to have been, first, philosophy and idealism, the essential standards. Alas, there’s only the... Read more

Town mayor sues broadcaster for libel

The mayor of a town in Cagayan province filed a libel complaint last March against a radio broadcaster for a report on the alleged “kidnapping” of an anti-mining... Read more

News media without journalism?

Holy Week in this country declares a brief holiday from newspapers. Anticipating lower sales in both circulation and advertising, most newspapers will not have copies on Holy Thursday and... Read more

The human thing

AMONG OTHER collateral consequences, the Corona impeachment trial has revived attempts, in the past usually from government agencies, to summon journalists who have been reporting on public events to... Read more

Police try to arrest editor out on bail

CMFR/Philippines – Despite being released on bail, an editor of a Bohol-based newspaper was nearly arrested by the Guindulman town police last 17 March 2012 in connection with a... Read more

Libel: Beyond decriminalization

WHEN I began as a newsman I was only 17, with scarcely a year of college and an immediate prospect yet of altogether dropping out, a prospect actually decided... Read more

TV and Entertainment

THE SMALL and delightful movie, Morning Glory (2010), breezed through Manila without much fanfare and review. Chock-full of lessons on the place of news and entertainment in television, its... Read more

Arrest warrants issued against former Palawan gov, two other politicians (Updated)

Branch 52 Judge Angelo Arizala of the RTC Palawan issued arrest warrants against former Palawan Gov. Mario Joel Reyes, Coron town Mayor Mario Reyes Jr. and former Palawan provincial... Read more

Estimating Crowd Size

How can the press better estimate crowd size? Read more

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