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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

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

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

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

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

Negros Killings: Important issues in “lawless violence”

THE WAVE of killings in Negros Oriental has stoked talk of martial law in the province. From July 18 to 27, at least 21 people have been gunned down... Read more

Former Radyo Lumad station manager thwarts warrantless arrest

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A former station manager of the now-defunct Radyo Lumad thwarted attempts by government soldiers to take her into custody without a warrant. On 3 August 2019, members... Read more

Journalist shot, wounded in Northern Philippines

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A journalist and human rights activist the military has tagged as a supporter of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of... Read more

Bacolod journalist harassed

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – In another likely incident of intimidation and harassment, a Bacolod-based journalist covering the spate of killings in Negros Oriental province was tailed by a still unidentified person... Read more

Why the veto? No end in sight for “endo”

HIS CAMPAIGN promise to end the practice known as “endo” was among the most cheered during Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign in 2016, appealing to millions of workers who, on the... Read more