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Marawi Crisis: Women Ease Pains of Dislocation and Homelessness
By: Diana G. Mendoza SHE HEARD gunfire just outside her classroom in the Jamiatul Philippine Al-Islamia College in Banggolo, Marawi City. Teaching social science to college students, Sittie... Read more
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Barking Up The Wrong Tree: Misguided Tirade
IRKED BY what he thought was a threat by the European Union (EU) to delist the country from the United Nations (UN), President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed yet another... Read more
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Tony Calvento, 63
COLUMNIST TONY Calvento died October 9 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Calvento gained popularity in the 1990s for his column “Hotline” in the... Read more
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Senate Hearing on “Fake News:” Getting Back at Trolls and Other Trivia
THE SENATE hearing on “fake news” on October 4 contributed little to the public’s understanding of the term and its meaning. It has become a buzz word, used... Read more
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And Then There Were None? Questioning the Existence of EJKs
“TO ALLAY or remove their fear, let it be known that under the present administration, there is only one case of extrajudicial killing or EJK for the period... Read more
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Joe Taruc, 70
VETERAN BROADCASTER Joe Taruc passed away Saturday, September 30. He was 70. According to the family’s statement, Taruc died in his sleep. Taruc started his 49-year career in... Read more
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Vice Mayor of Surigao del Norte Town Assaults Newspaper Editor
THE VICE mayor of Dapa in Surigao del Norte physically attacked a community newspaper editor in the town of Pilar on September 23. Surigao del Norte is 1,155... Read more
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Duterte Favors Fighting Troops but Forgets Evacuees
CAMPAIGNING FOR the presidency, then candidate Rodrigo Duterte said, “I’m ready to be your father… I promise you a comfortable life.” His avid followers have taken to call... Read more
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2017 Kate Webb Prize for Asian Journalists
THE AGENCE France-Presse (AFP) is accepting applications for the 2017 Kate Webb Prize, a recognition given to Asian journalists who have shown excellence in investigative journalism despite the... Read more
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Call for Fellows: 21st Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop
THE JOURNALISM Department of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is inviting Visayas and Mindanao-based journalists and regional science information officers to apply... Read more