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Reporting Duterte’s three-day break

RODRIGO DUTERTE is not hale and hearty at 74. But he and Palace officials seem to have taken different perspectives in presenting his health problems to the people. Duterte... Read more

Justice Now! (UP CMC Official Statement)

This is the official statement of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, as approved by its College Executive Board (CEB). PRESS STATEMENT22 November 2019 Justice Now!... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (November 16 to 22)

Malaya Business Insight, November 19, 2019 BusinessMirror, November 20, 2019 The Manila Times, November 21, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 21, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, November 22, 2019 Read more

Drug czar on the move: More analysis, in depth reporting needed

VICE PRESIDENT Leni Robredo has wasted no time since she accepted her appointment as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). As the so-called drug czar, Robredo... Read more

Crispin Martinez, 84

VETERAN JOURNALIST Crispin Martinez, former Daily Tribune executive editor, passed away November 15. He was 84. Martinez had been in the industry for more than 50 years and worked... Read more

Mindanao quakes: Largely episodic

STILL REELING from the two destructive quakes in Tulunan, Cotabato last month, Mindanao was once again jolted by a magnitude 5.9 tremor, this time in Kadingilan, Bukidnon, on Monday,... Read more

The Philippines launches first national Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists

Press release of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication & International Media Support It is a critical time for media and journalists in the Philippines and critical times... Read more

Headline on sexually-transmitted dengue misleads, reflects bias against homosexuality

JEERS TO the Manila Standard for a misleading headline that reinforces prejudice against homosexuals. International news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) on November 8 first reported that Spanish health... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (November 9 to 15)

The Philippine Star, November 9, 2019 Manila Standard, November 11, 2019 Manila Standard, November 12, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, November 14, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 14, 2019 Read more

Getting behind the news: Robredo as the anti-drug czar

“YOU WANT it? You’re more bright? Then try it.” This was President Rodrigo Duterte daring Vice President Leni Robredo to be the government’s anti-drug “czar” last October 28. In... Read more