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Revilla Plunder Acquittal: Only Some Reports Explained Liability Question
THE PORK barrel scam was arguably the biggest corruption scandal in recent years. The first court decision on one of the high profile cases filed in 2013 was announced... Read more
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Martial Law in Mindanao: With No Security Briefing, Why Extend?
FOR THE third time, martial law in Mindanao has been extended. A Joint Session of Congress on December 12 extended its effectivity until December 2019 with a total of... Read more
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Media Shoot Down ‘Ouster’ List
CHEERS TO online news site InterAksyon and ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for calling attention to the falsehoods in Paolo Duterte’s Facebook list of individuals and organizations allegedly conspiring to... Read more
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Journalists, Including Rappler’s Ressa Named Time ‘Person of the Year’
JOURNALISTS FROM four countries including RapplerChief Executive Officer and Executive Editor Maria Ressa are Time Magazine’s 2018 “Person of the Year.” Time honored the Philippines’ Ressa together with Jamal Khashoggi,... Read more
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Xi State Visit Aftermath: What Joint Energy Exploration?
AMID TENSION over China’s continuing intrusion in the West Philippine Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew to the Philippines on November 20 for a two-day state visit. It was... Read more
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Reporting the Hearing on Foreign Workers: More Information Needed
THE CREATION of enough jobs for Filipinos has challenged every administration. The Philippine Statistics Authority’s October 2018 Labor Force Survey recorded a 5.1 percent unemployment rate. The Social Weather... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (November 30 to December 7)
The Philippine Star, December 3, 2018 Malaya Business Insight, December 4, 2018 The Manila Times, December 5, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 5, 2018 Manila Bulletin, December 6, 2018 Read more
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NYU Carter Journalism Institute’s 2019 Reporting Award
THE NEW York University (NYU) Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute is accepting applications for the 2019 Reporting Award. The Institute welcomes applications from international journalists. However, the work... Read more
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Mega Rehab Center Woes: Addict Rehabilitation Not a Government Priority
THE KILLING of alleged drug users and petty traders makes the news on a daily basis, but the rehabilitation of drug addicts remains underreported. Few media reports have... Read more
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Against Despotism
Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility on the issuance of a warrant of arrest against Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa THE WARRANT... Read more