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Frigate Hearing: Threads worth Exploring
CHEERS TO Rappler for capturing salient points during the Senate probe on the Frigates Acquisition Project (FAP) of the Philippine Navy. The hearing was conducted Monday, February 19, following the... Read more
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Irresponsible and Careless: An Uninformed Psychological Assessment of Sereno Makes It Big with Some Media
JEERS TO some media organizations for going along with a worthless opinion of a psychologist judging the mental health of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Geraldine Tria, a... Read more
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Leaving Urgent Questions Unanswered in the Dengvaxia Controversy
THE DENGVAXIA controversy reflects a policy issue, with critical implications for public health. Unfortunately, there are questions of governance that have drawn out the worst partisan reactions. So... Read more
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Radio Anchor Mauled in Negros Occidental
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two men injured a local radio anchor in Talisay, Negros Occidental on 16 February 2018. On February 27, the victim filed a complaint against one of... Read more
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Benham Rise: Media’s Obligation to Report on China’s Maritime Interests
CHINA HAS taken interest in the eastern seaboard of the Philippines where the underwater plateau Benham Rise sits with its wealth of marine resources. Renamed Philippine Rise, the... Read more
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TV host blames victim of gang-rape
Screengrab from Inquirer.net. JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s host Anthony Taberna for his sexist remarks about a gang-rape incident in Caloocan City. In the news segment of Umagang Kay Ganda... Read more
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Media Gives Bloodless Tokhang a Free Ride
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said it would be a “bloodless” war this time, as government mounted the third relaunch of its main... Read more
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Against Disinformation
By Luis V. Teodoro THE DEMOCRACY and Disinformation Conference held last February 12 and 13 at the Ateneo de Manila University Rockwell campus in Makati City wasn’t exactly ignored... Read more
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Once Again, Stand for Media Freedom
THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility deplores as an infringement on press freedom the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte barring online news site Rappler’s reporter Pia Ranada... Read more
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Rappler Banned from Covering President Duterte
CMFR/Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has barred online news site Rappler and its Malacañang Palace (the Philippine president’s office and residence) reporter from covering him, a Palace official ... Read more