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Media Notes Unfinished Business as Boracay Reopens
THE ISLAND OF Boracay was shut down to tourists for six months on April 26 to address the island’s deteriorating state, with particular attention to lack of adequate... Read more
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Resigned or Fired? Uson Gets More Media Mileage
JEERS TO Inquirer.net for adding to the already excessive media attention on Mocha Uson with a single, anonymously-sourced story that President Rodrigo Duterte had fired her. The October... Read more
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The Doctor is (Still) Out: Media on Duterte’s Health
WITHOUT MEDICAL bulletins issued by President Rodrigo Duterte’s physician/s, public speculation on the health of the chief executive will continue. The apparent confusion among his own officials and... Read more
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Much Ado About Uson
BLOGGER “MOCHA” Uson announced her resignation as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on October 3 during the deliberations of the Senate finance subcommittee... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (October 6 to October 12)
Manila Bulletin, October 7, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 9, 2018 Manila Bulletin, October 10, 2018 The Manila Times, October 10, 2018 Philippine Daily Inquirer,... Read more
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Applications Open for 2019 “The Aftermath Project” Grants
PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING in conflict situations worldwide may now apply for grants from The Aftermath Project. The Aftermath Project is a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half... Read more
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Prison Congestion: Focus on Women Detainees
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for calling attention to the plight of female detainees in the Quezon City Female Dormitory (QCFD). In June 2018, the Bureau of... Read more
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Police Ask Media for “Favorable Coverage”
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) visited some local news offices last week to ask for “favorable coverage”... Read more
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Media Gloss Over Nuances in Recent Survey Results
POLLING FIRMS Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia closed the month of September with the release of the results of their latest surveys of public opinion on national... Read more
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“Red October” Plot: Some Journalists Asked the Hard Questions
THERE WAS not much revealed during the president’s so-called “tete-a-tete” with his chief legal counsel, Sal Panelo, on September 11, including the president saying there was a plot to... Read more