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NCCC Mall blaze: Whose Fault and Failure?
Screen grab from 24 Oras official YouTube channel THE NIGHTMARE before Christmas day began at 9:30 in the morning of December 23, as a blaze swept through the third floor of... Read more
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Without a Quorum: TRAIN Railroaded into Law
WITH OR without the distractions of December, Congress has always had to deal with empty seats. But the absent members of Congress stand out on certain occasions, as... Read more
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No Election Scenario: Media’s Critical Analysis Required
THE NO-election scenario floated by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in an interview on ANC on January 3 was reported in the evening news programs without much comment. TV... Read more
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Rolando Espina, 84
VETERAN JOURNALIST Rolando Espina died Thursday, December 28 in his home in Bacolod City. He was 84. Espina passed away peacefully, surrounded by his children and grandchildren, according... Read more
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Vicky Arnaiz, 54
JOURNALIST VICKY Arnaiz died of heart attack on Wednesday, December 27. She was 54. Arnaiz was a correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. She also served as a... Read more
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CMFR Is Looking for Staff Writer/Researcher
THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility is looking for a staff writer/researcher. Position is on contract basis (one year). Qualifications: A graduate of Journalism, Mass Communication or... Read more
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The Dengvaxia Debacle: The Volatile Mix of Politics, Health and a Failure of Science
ON NOVEMBER 29, France-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur posted on their website a warning about the risks of their anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Citing new findings, the company said:... Read more
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Davao Radio Broadcaster Threatened, Accused of Being Pro-Communist
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Davao City-based radio broadcaster received text messages that threatened her life. She reported that she was “accused of being pro-communist,” shortly after she criticized the... Read more
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Enough Echoing the PNP’s Press Releases
With so many questions left unanswered about the number of killings in the course of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, some etched in the public mind for their horror... Read more
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Another Journalist Receives Death Threat
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A journalist covering the judiciary for a national broadsheet received a death threat via SMS from an unknown source on 1 December 2017. The Manila Times... Read more