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Call for Entries: Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism

THE ATENEO Art Gallery (AAG) and the Kalaw‑Ledesma Foundation, Inc. (KLFI) are now accepting entries for the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism. Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism... Read more

Filipina Photojournalist Wins Int’l Award for “Drug War” Coverage

FILIPINA PHOTOJOURNALIST Eloisa Lopez was named by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) as the recipient of the 2019 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award for her coverage of... Read more

Duterte in Beijing Again: Little Info, Less Analysis

FOLLOWING THE magnitude 6.1 earthquake that rocked parts of Luzon and Visayas, President Rodrigo Duterte’s attendance in the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from April 25 to 27... Read more

Silent on Local Polls: TV Still Hot on the National Campaign Trail, Puff Pieces Still Dominate Print

THE LOCAL campaign kickoff on March 29 helped increase election-related reports, but brought little improvement to the reportage on the campaign. Most of the reports on TV were still... Read more

Media on the Quakes: Missing the Science of It

ON APRIL 22, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon, its epicenter in Castillejos, Zambales, resulting in 18 fatalities and PHP505 million worth of infrastructure damage. The following... Read more

Anselmo Roque, 80

VETERAN JOURNALIST Anselmo Roque succumbed to a lingering illness on Monday, April 29. He was 80 years old. Roque joined the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 1986 as its correspondent... Read more

Just Another Tall Tale: Covering the “Matrix” Story

IN ITS April 22 banner story “OUST-DUTERTE PLOT BARED” (all caps supplied), The Manila Times alleged that a “coordinated media campaign” involved journalists in a plot to destabilize the... Read more

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

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

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