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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (April 27 to May 3)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2019 Manila Times, April 29, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2019 The Philippine Star, May 2, 2019 The Philippine Star, May 3, 2019 Read more
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Radio Blocktimer Killed in Butuan City
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio blocktimer was killed in Butuan City on 20 April 2019. Butuan City is 799 kilometers south of Manila. “Blocktiming” is a Philippine practice in which... Read more
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The Manila Times Editor Asked to Resign After Criticizing Ouster Plot Story
THE MANILA Times Managing Editor Felipe Salvosa II resigned over the newspaper’s story on the alleged plot by media organizations and a lawyers’ group to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (April 20 to 26)
The Manila Times, April 21, 2019 Manila Standard, April 23, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, April 25, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 25, 2019 The Manila Times, April 26, 2019 Read more
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Rappler Again Banned from Coverage
CMFR/Philippines — A reporter of online news site Rappler was denied accreditation to cover the Department of Health’s (DOH) launch of its campaign to end tuberculosis on 23 April... Read more
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Ressa Among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
RAPPLER CHIEF Executive Officer and Executive Editor Maria Ressa is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019. Ressa joins other global leaders, artists and sports icons... Read more
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PH Slips Further in RSF World Press Freedom Index; Cites Persecution of Critical Media
THE PHILIPPINES dropped one spot in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index released by international media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF-Reporters Without Borders) on April 18. The Philippines ranked... Read more
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Media Watch Groups Notes Increasing Intimidation, Shrinking Space for Free Press in PH
NEW YORK-based press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found during their mission to the country last week that journalists in the Philippines are facing increasing levels of... Read more
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“Tokhang-Style” Negros Killings: Reports Miss Violence as Policy
THE POLICY of violence was lost in the reporting of the death of 14 farmers in Negros Oriental. Joint operations conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Public... Read more
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SC Orders Release of “Drug War” Records but Media Attention Wanes
THE SUPREME Court (SC) ordered the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to release police records documenting President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” on April 2. In an unexpected... Read more