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GMA News Online sheds light on farmers’ plight
ANY COUNTRY’S food security primarily depends on its farmers. But in the predominantly agricultural country that is the Philippines, they ironically receive little or no attention. Media stories on... Read more
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Gifts for officials: Reports cited the law on gifts, OpEd took clear position on the issue
SHOULD PUBLIC servants accept gifts? When President Rodrigo Duterte said that accepting gifts is not a form of bribery and is allowed by law, media responded to correct his... Read more
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Duterte verbal orders: Designed to protect himself?
JUST HOURS after President Rodrigo Duterte had received information about alleged corruption in the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office (PCSO), he ordered its gaming operations shut down. PCSO General Manager... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (August 10 to 16)
The Manila Times, August 11, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, August 12, 2019 The Manila Times, August 14, 2019 The Philippine Star, August 14, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16,... Read more
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Latest Marcos case dismissal: Media show little interest
EFFORTS TO recover the billions in public funds allegedly stolen by the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies have suffered another blow. In an August... Read more
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Floro Mercene, 93
VETERAN JOURNALIST and columnist Floro L. Mercene died of heart failure on Wednesday, August 7. He was 93. Mercene wrote a column for the Manila Bulletin. He started as... Read more
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CMFR celebrates 30 years with Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Program
CELEBRATING ITS 30 years of programs to promote press freedom, the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) holds the 2019 Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar with seven journalists... Read more
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Dengvaxia revival amid national dengue epidemic calls for more information
WITH THE continuing surge in the number of dengue cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued a national dengue epidemic alert on August 6. During the period from January to... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (August 3 to August 9)
The Philippine Star, August 3, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, August 5, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, August 6, 2019 The Manila Times, August 7, 2019 The Philippine Star, August 9,... Read more
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Batanes earthquakes: Media must look into lapses in disaster preparedness
TYPHOON RESILIENT Batanes proved no match to earthquakes. Two tremors, one of magnitude 5.4 at 4:16 a.m. and another of magnitude 5.9 at 7:37 a.m. on Saturday, July 27,... Read more