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Press on Impeachment: Helping the Public Understand

THE 1987 Philippine Constitution vests Congress with the power of impeachment to hold accountable certain officials of government. These include the president, vice president, the ombudsman, members of Constitutional... Read more

Raffy Lerma Receives Award of Distinction from CMFR and Reuters’ Manny Mogato named Marshall McLuhan Fellow of 2017

THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) gave Raffy Lerma, formerly of Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Award of Distinction and Canada’s Ambassador to the Philippines John Holmes... Read more

Peace is Key in Rebuilding Marawi – Bangsamoro Women

By: Diana G. Mendoza CONFRONTED WITH different kinds of crises, government must always reflect its recognition of the country’s diversity expressed invariably through its different faiths and cultures,... Read more

Squabble in the Senate

Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com. Squabbling senators led the hearing into a sorry display of disorderly conduct, derailing the attention of the public as well as the media from relevant and salient... Read more

Understanding the Commission on Human Rights

Photo from the Commission on Human Rights official Facebook page ONE HUNDRED nineteen votes was what it took for the House of Representatives to downsize the budget of the... Read more

2017 Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar to Discuss Coverage of Human Rights and Other National Issues

SEVEN JOURNALISTS from television, print and online news organizations will discuss the coverage of issues of national concern, among which are the concerns over human rights violations in... Read more

Press Solidarity: Responding to Restrictive Policies and Reclaiming Access to Vital Police Information

THE DUTERTE regime has systematically taken steps to weaken the press, destroy its credibility and erode its capacity to report and to provide citizens with the information they... Read more

Online Threats against Journalists Continue: TV Reporter Receives Hateful Threat

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A GMA News reporter received a malicious threat online on September 19 after covering Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s trip to Singapore in an effort to counter... Read more

Safhras Khan, 39

SINGAPOREAN journalist Safhras Khan died of a heart attack Sunday, September 10. He was 39. Khan was a senior correspondent for Yahoo News Singapore. He started his journalism... Read more

Flagging More Risks for Youth: DepEd’s Random Drug Tests

THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) released on August 8 DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2017 (DO 40, s.2017) which implements the policy of carrying out random drug tests in... Read more