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Man with Explosives Apprehended Near GMA Network
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A man carrying homemade explosives was stopped by security guards in front of the GMA Annex Building along GMA Network Drive in Quezon City, noontime on Christmas... Read more
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Army Corporal Convicted of Frustrated Homicide of Blocktimer; Another Accused Acquitted
CMFR/Philippines – A court in Kabacan, North Cotabato found guilty an army corporal for the frustrated homicide of blocktime broadcaster Alberto Martinez in April 2005. However it acquitted the... Read more
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Minors in the News: Naming Invites Further Harm
REPORTING MINORS in the news involves a number of ethical issues and considerations. Is the story newsworthy? Will the exposure or publicity cause them potential harm? The essential vulnerability... Read more
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Media Didn’t Explain What Qualifies as “Pork”
IS THE controversial and unconstitutional pork barrel back? “Pork,” the lump-sum discretionary funds allotted to lawmakers for their pet projects was revealed to be used in a large-scale scam... Read more
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Online News Site Looks Into “Favored Contractor” Background
CHEERS TO GMA News Online for its efforts to look more closely into the government dealings of Bulacan-based C.T. Leoncio Construction and Trading, which some congressmen said has been... Read more
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Media Vigilant: Online Reports Note Reenacted Budget’s Link to Corruption
THE PHILIPPINE Congress adjourned this year without approving the 2019 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Some senators blamed the House of Representatives for submitting the GAB late, citing their colleagues’... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (December 15 to 19)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 15, 2018 Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2018 The Philippine Star, December 17, 2018 The Philippine Star, December 18, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2018 Read more
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Press Releases in the Guise of News
JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Manila Standard for publishing single-sourced stories on the House of Representatives’ supposed completion of President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda. Both reports come... Read more
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Federal Charter Railroaded: Media Missed House Vote Anomalies
AFTER THREE failed attempts at charter change during her own presidency, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may finally get her wish. On its third and final reading, the House... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (December 8 to 14)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 9, 2018 The Philippine Star, December 10, 2018 Malaya Business Insight, December 10, 2018 Malaya Business Insight, December 11, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 13,... Read more