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Press Freedom Watchdog Notes “More Nuanced” Means Against Media
PRESS FREEDOM watchdog Freedom House released on June 5 its Freedom and the Media 2019 report. It noted the dangerous impact of threats to press freedom on the state... Read more
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Radio Station Shut Down in Roxas City
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio station in Roxas City was closed by the city government on 3 June 2019 due to its alleged failure to submit operations requirements. Roxas City... Read more
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Alias Bikoy’s Folly: Media Fail To Get at the Truth
SEVENTEEN DAYS was all it took for Peter Joemel Advincula, alias “Bikoy,” the hooded figure in the controversial “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, to recant his statements about the involvement... Read more
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All the President’s Men: Independent or Rubber Stamp?
UNRESOLVED IRREGULARITIES in the recent midterm elections did not stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from proclaiming the new senators last May 22. Nine out of the 12 are... Read more
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The Powerful and Popular Versus the Marginalized: The Party-list Poll Results
THE PARTY-LIST system has been so corrupted that it has led to the political dynasties’ and their agents’ strengthening their hold on the House of Representatives. The Commission on... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (May 25 to 31)
The Philippine Star, May 25, 2019 The Manila Times, May 25, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, May 27, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, May 28, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 29,... Read more
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Rappler Team Wins 2 Awards For Drug War Story
ONLINE NEWS site Rappler‘s investigative team won the Society of Publishers in Asia‘s (SOPA) Excellence in Human Rights Reporting Award and Excellence in Investigative Reporting Award for a 2018... Read more
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All Eyes on Comelec: Media on Election “Glitches”
THE “GLITCHES” which marred the May 13 elections triggered public dismay, not just among those who supported the opposition, but also those who have held faith with the automation... Read more
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Defeat of Dynasties: A More Critical Look
CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for a critical look into the defeat of some local dynasties. In a May 17 report, TV Patrol noted that political dynasties... Read more
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NUJP, Other Groups “Red-tagged” During Press Freedom Week
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A black streamer on the Press Freedom Monument at the Vicente de Lara Park in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental on 27 May 2019 tagged the... Read more