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African swine fever coverage: Minimizing panic, identifying lapses
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) confirmed on September 9 that African swine fever (ASF) is in the country. Pigs had been reported dying of then unknown causes, some dumped... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (September 21 to 27)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2019 The Philippine Star, September 21, 2019 BusinessMirror, September 23, 2019 The Philippine Star, September 24, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, September 27, 2019 Read more
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Nelson Navarro, 71
COLUMNIST AND author Nelson Navarro passed away Sunday, September 22. He was 71. Navarro had written for The Philippine Star, Malaya and Manila Standard. He also wrote and edited... Read more
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The BuCor controversy: Media must broaden the discourse
HOW DO you solve a problem like the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)? The BuCor and the jail system it manages have been in dire need of solutions to longstanding... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (September 14 to 20)
The Manila Times, September 14, 2019 The Manila Times, September 17, 2019 The Philippine Star, September 19, 2019 BusinessMirror, September 20, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, September 20, 2019 Read more
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Marginalizing the marginalized: Delayed aid for farmers
IN 2018, typhoons and rice hoarding by cartels led to a rice shortage and soaring rice prices. Government responded with Republic Act (RA) 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law... Read more
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CLTV president “red-tagged” in school forum
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The president and general manager of a regional TV station was accused of being a communist in a school forum in Bacolor, Pampanga on 17 September 2019.... Read more
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Adding red-baiting to the perils of truth-telling
CMFR / PHILIPPINES – To the many perils of truth-telling in the Philippines, where 165 journalists have been killed for their work since 1986, and hundreds more threatened, physically... Read more
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Flagging security concerns about Dito-AFP deal
DITO TELECOMMUNITY Corporation, formerly known as Mislatel, signed on September 11 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) which allows the company to... Read more
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Not newsworthy: Duterte’s slur against Rappler journalists
THREE YEARS into his term, President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against his critics and the independent press have become predictable and pointless. They don’t contribute to public understanding of the... Read more