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Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories

THE INTERNATIONAL Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories is accepting applications until April 21. Sponsored by the Secular Society, the IWMF’s Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories... Read more

Court Summons Tech Firms Over Cyber-attacks

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court served a summons on 11 April 2019 to two tech firms facing a civil complaint filed by alternative media groups critical... Read more

PCIJ Investigates Dutertes’ Wealth

THE STATEMENT of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) has been a reliable means of determining the honesty of government officials and employees — a way of tracking corruption... Read more

Rappler Checks Fine Print on China Loans

WITH THE promise of accelerated economic growth, the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program has allocated PHP8 trillion for infrastructure. But halfway through the Duterte presidency, much remains to... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (March 30 to April 5)

Malaya Business Insight, April 1, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, April 2, 2019 The Manila Times, April 2, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2019 The Philippine Star, April 4,... Read more

Joseph Ubalde, 33

JOURNALIST MARK Joseph Ubalde passed away Monday, April 1. He was 33 years old. The cause of Ubalde’s death is still not known. Reports said his lifeless body was... Read more

Limited Choices: Media on Unopposed Candidates

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Rappler for reporting on the number of unopposed candidates for local posts, again shedding light on a phenomenon common during Philippine elections,... Read more

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

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

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