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20 New Laws: Media Credits Duterte and Downplays Role of Congress
LAW MAKING is no simple matter. The legislative process includes drafting the bill, which is then debated and amended by the members of the House of Representatives or the... Read more
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Peace Talks: Another Ending in Sight?
THIS TIME, it is a “permanent termination” — words used by President Rodrigo Duterte in announcing yet another end to the peace talks with the Communist Party of the... Read more
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Rappler CEO Arrested on Anti-Dummy Law Charge
CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested early morning today, 29 March 2019, on charges of violating the Philippine Anti-Dummy Law. She posted bail... Read more
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Alternative Media Groups File Raps vs Cyber-Attackers
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Alternative media outfits Bulatlat, Kodao Productions and Pinoy Weeky as well as alternative media network Altermidya filed a civil case today, 29 March 2019 at the Quezon... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (March 23 to 29)
Manila Standard, March 23, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 23, 2019 The Manila Times, March 26, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, March 27, 2019 The Philippine Star, March 28, 2019 Read more
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Metro Water Woes: Key Questions Unanswered
THE WATER service interruption in the concession areas of Manila Water in East Metro Manila and Rizal has remained, causing untold inconvenience, even critical conditions, for households, hospitals, businesses... Read more
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Hasty Reporting of the “Narco” List
EXPRESSING HIS “trust in the government agencies who (sic) have vetted and validated the narco-list,” President Rodrigo Duterte read the list of politicians who were alleged to be involved... Read more
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Rappler Correspondent Barred from PDP-Laban Rally
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A correspondent of online news site Rappler was made to leave the premises of a university in Cagayan de Oro where President Rodrigo Duterte led a campaign... Read more
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2 Broadcasters Convicted of Online Libel in Cotabato
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two radio broadcasters in Kidapawan City were convicted of online libel Friday, 22 March 2019 on charges filed by North Cotabato Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza. Kidapawan City... Read more
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CMFR Executive Director to receive Hildegarde Award for Print Journalism
CMFR EXECUTIVE Director Melinda Quintos De Jesus will receive this year’s Hildegarde Award for Print Journalism. Melinda Quintos De Jesus was among the women journalists who wrote critically of... Read more