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Fact-checking a Flip-flopping President
THE PRESIDENT’S words become public policy. So when President Duterte says something, media must be quick to examine the impact of his pronouncements. CMFR cheers VERA Files for... Read more
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Navigating The Gridlock: The Grab, Uber Mess and Commuter Experience
THE OPERATION in the Philippines in recent years of transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Grab and Uber offered the commuting public a new and welcome option, but... Read more
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Radio Broadcaster Survives Shooting Attack in Legazpi City
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A local radio broadcaster survived attack on Thursday, 24 August 2017 in Legazpi City, Albay. Legazpi City is 339 kilometers south of Manila. Carlos Sasis, a... Read more
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Joel Palacios, 70
Photo from Joel Palacios’ Facebook account VETERAN JOURNALIST Joel Palacios died Tuesday, August 29, one of the five fatalities in a stabbing incident in Pasay City. He was 70.... Read more
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Reporting the ASEAN Joint Communique: The Radical Shift in PH Foreign Policy
Better late than never. This seems to have been the case with the joint communiqué of the 50th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting held... Read more
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ANC’s Tina Monzon-Palma is 2017 UP Gawad Plaridel Awardee
VETERAN BROADCAST journalist Tina Monzon-Palma was awarded the prestigious UP Gawad Plaridel at a ceremony held last August 23 at the UP Film Center in Diliman, Quezon City.... Read more
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Assessing the Government’s ‘Complaint Hotline’
“8888 CITIZENS’ Complaint Hotline,” created by Executive Order No. 6, was launched in August 2016 and institutionalized two months later. It was to be the public’s dedicated line... Read more
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PCIJ Story Project Calls for Proposals for the Production of Innovative Stories
TO ENCOURAGE new forms of storytelling, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has launched The PCIJ Story Project which will provide grants that will enable journalists and... Read more
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Amelyn Veloso, 43
VETERAN NEWS anchor Amelyn Veloso lost her three-year battle against cancer on Thursday, August 24. She was 43. Veloso worked in television and radio for two decades. A... Read more
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Workers in Peril: Looking at Safety in Valenzuela Factories
THE KENTEX factory fire which claimed 74 lives in 2015 exposed harsh working conditions in factories in Valenzuela City. With the dismissal of charges filed against city officials,... Read more