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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (February 9 to 15)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 9, 2019 Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2019 Manila Bulletin, February 11, 2019 Malaya Business Insight, February 11, 2019 Manila Times, February 13, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14,... Read more

Rappler’s Maria Ressa Posts Bail on Cyber Libel

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa posted bail today, 14 February 2019, at Branch 46 of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection with a... Read more

An Attack on One is an Attack on All

THE CENTER for Media Freedom and Responsibility condemns the arrest of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa on cyber libel charges filed several years after the alleged offense... Read more

Obit

Perfecto Villanueva Raymundo, 85 FORMER BULACAN Press Club (BPC) president and columnist Perfecto Villanueva Raymundo died on January 2. He was 85 One of the BPC’s founders, Raymundo served... Read more

Jolo Cathedral Bombings: Terrorism Despite Martial Law

AFTER TWO years, Martial Law has failed to quell the violence in Mindanao. Two bombings rocked a Catholic shrine, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in the predominantly... Read more

“Battle for Manila Bay:” Another Rushed Rehab?

GARBAGE ALONG the baywalk may have been removed, but the stench remains. Following the rehabilitation of Boracay island last year, the government set its eyes on Manila Bay as... Read more

After Alternative News Sites, NUJP Website Also Attacked

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) website has been subjected to distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) since 8 February 2019. The attack made... Read more

Editorial Cartoons of the Week (February 2 to 8)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 2, 2019 The Philippine Star, February 3, 2019 The Manila Times, February 4, 2019 Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 7, 2019 BusinessMirror, February 8, 2019 Read more

Sentiment and Science Against Labelling Children as Criminals

THE BROUHAHA over the lowering of the age of criminality — to nine, then twelve — reflected both science and sentiment about the issue which media picked up quickly... Read more

CMFR Notes Exceptions to Pedestrian Coverage of BOL

A HISTORIC moment, the people of Mindanao ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on January 21, fueling the hopes for a peaceful and prosperous Mindanao. The announcement of the... Read more