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Seeing the Unclear: What Constitutes a Diplomatic Protest
AS PUBLIC outcry mounts over the Philippine government’s silence on China’s continuing presence and militarization in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano insists that... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (May 26 to June 1, 2018)
From the Publisher: CMFR notes how the current political season has provoked Filipino cartoonists to rise to the occasion, and take down the arrogant and the exalted. While making... Read more
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From Koko to Tito: Media Ignores the Politics behind the Change in Senate Leadership
REPORTERS LEARN quickly to read the politics behind every move in Congress. But coverage of the change in Senate leadership last week has been strangely silent on what... Read more
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Marawi Year One: Some Notable Reports
THE FIRST year anniversary of the siege of Marawi occasioned several reports and specials aired in primetime newscasts from May 21 to May 27. These included a chronology... Read more
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Biased Reporting on National ID System Downplays Perils
ACCORDING TO its proponents, the proposed “One for All” ID system will streamline government transactions, making government services more accessible to holders. But there are legitimate concerns about... Read more
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Amplifying Women’s Voices
CHEERS TO online news site Rappler and ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila for amplifying the voice of women against the misogynistic tirades and sexist comments of President Rodrigo Duterte. While... Read more
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Marawi, Moving Forward: Notes from the Forum, Media on Marawi Organized by the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR)
VIOLENCE TORE at the heart of Marawi City, the historic capital of Lanao del Sur as fighting broke out on May 23, 2017. It seemed to most residents a... Read more
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Digging Up Dirt: Investigating Marawi’s Rehabilitation Plans
A YEAR after the Maute group laid siege to the Islamic city of Marawi in Lanao del Sur, and more than six months after the end of the fighting,... Read more
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Departing from the Chorus on Chinese Loans
SINCE THE first year of the Duterte administration, the news has faithfully reported every glowing claim made by the president about the bounty to expect from China’s pledged... Read more
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Hand in Sereno’s Ouster? Citizen Monitor Recalls What the President Said
PATRICIO DIAZ sent a letter to the editor of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which the paper published on May 21 (“What the President Said”). Responding to the president’s... Read more