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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rustie Otico, 79

Photo illustration screengrabbed from Inquirer.net JOURNALIST RUSTICO “Rustie” Otico died of a lingering illness on Wednesday, February 7 at his sister’s house in Belison, Antique. He was 79. Regarded as... Read more

Police Surveys Reporters as part of PNP Policy

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Members of the press experienced surveillance as a part of a Philippine National Police policy for media accreditation to the PNP Press Corps. On January 24, The... Read more

Inquirer Photos Cannot Lie

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s decision to set aside sweeping victory of the Philippines in the arbitration case over areas of West Philippine Sea was presented as a strategic approach... Read more