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Mamasapano Anniversary: Abundant in One Man’s Sentiment
ON THE third commemoration of the Mamasapano clash in Camp Bagong Diwa last January 25, Getulio Napeñas talked to reporters, saying the previous administration had “disinvited” him to... Read more
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Tokhang Re-launched: What the Public Needs to Know
THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) has re-launched Oplan Tokhang for the third time on Monday, January 29. The program has moved back and forth between the jurisdiction of... Read more
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Palace Intervention?
IN DECEMBER 2017, media reported the unceremonious firing of Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado as Navy Chief due to “insubordination.” According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana: “As the Secretary... Read more
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The Rappler-SEC Ruling: Corporate Issues, Politics and Press Freedom
Corporate Check BREAKING NEWS carried the basics of a case that has since drawn the attention of international media and the global watchdogs of press freedom. The Securities... Read more
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NBI Subpoenas Rappler CEO, Former Reporter Re Cyber Libel Complaint
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Scarcely a week after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked online news site Rappler’s incorporation papers, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) subpoenaed CEO Maria... Read more
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Media Notes Lapses in Disaster Response
AS THE year drew to a close, two typhoons, Urduja (Kai-tak) and Vinta (Tembin) barreled through Mindanao. The first made landfall in Eastern Samar on December 16 and... Read more
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For Freedom’s Sake: Stand with Rappler
Statement of the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility NEWS MEDIA organization Rappler is challenging in the courts the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) revocation of its Certificate... Read more
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SEC Revokes Rappler’s Incorporation Paper Months after Duterte’s Threat of Investigation
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Months after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to investigate Rappler’s ownership, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked the incorporation paper of the online news organization for... Read more
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No Deaths, Only Injuries: Checking the “Zero-Casualty” Claim
Screen grab from GMA News official YouTube channel “VERY MINIMAL, hindi na namin actually pinresent kasi wala naman tayong casualty.” This was how Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald dela... Read more
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Jake Macasaet, 81
MALAYA BUSINESS Insight Publisher Amado “Jake” Macasaet died Sunday, January 7. He was 81. Macasaet passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, according to a Facebook post by daughter... Read more