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NUJP, Other Orgs, Local Journalist “Red-tagged” Anew

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), other organizations and a local journalist were again tagged as “terrorist supporters” last week in Cagayan de Oro... Read more

Renato Lumawag, 74

PHOTOJOURNALIST RENATO “Rene” B. Lumawag died on July 1 due to acute respiratory failure after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 74. He was the photo correspondent... Read more

Ramon Santa Dacawi, 68

JOURNALIST AND environment advocate Ramon “Mondax” Santa Dacawi died on June 27 after a long bout with diabetes. He was 68. Dacawi was an environmental awareness advocate and wrote... Read more

Reporting “Drug War” Deaths: Numbers Are Meaningless Without Analysis

IT HAS been three years since the Duterte regime’s “war on drugs” was implemented. Thousands of suspected drug users and pushers have been reported killed. But the exact number... Read more

Graphic Photos, Video Make it on TV, Online

JEERS TO a weekend newscast for airing in full color a video clip of a fatal accident involving a meat shop employee in Iloilo City on Saturday, June 22.... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (June 22 to 28)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 23, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, June 24, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, June 25, 2019 Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2019 Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2019 Read more

Covering the Race for Speaker: Cheers to ANC and TV5

CHEERS TO ANC’s Early Edition and TV5 Aksyon’s explainer for reports that underscored the importance of legislative independence in the lower chamber of the 18th Congress. Most of the... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (June 15 to 21)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, June 18, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, June 19, 2019 The Manila Times, June 19, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21,... Read more

“Ghost Dialysis”: Inquirer Breaks Story on PhilHealth Fraud

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a three-part series that exposed the fraudulent practices in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). The report traced the use of ghost... Read more

“Overworked and Underpaid:” Focus on Public School Teachers’ Woes

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its special report on public school teachers who at 800,000 comprise the largest sector in the bureaucracy. Moving away from the usual... Read more