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Tabloid Columnist Gunned Down in Sultan Kudarat
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Two men riding a motorcycle shot dead a columnist in the municipality of President Quirino in Sultan Kudarat province on 7 August 2017. The killing happened while... Read more
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2017 International Fact-Checking Network Fellowships
THE INTERNATIONAL Fact-Checking Network at Poynter is accepting applicants for its two fellowships worth $2,500 each. The fellowship is for fact-checkers who want to spend time embedded at a... Read more
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The Ian Parry Scholarship for Young Photographers
PHOTOGRAPHERS UNDER age 24 and those enrolled as full-time photography students are invited to apply for The Ian Parry Scholarship international photographic competition this year. The scholarship was... Read more
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Media and the SONA 2017
THE STATE of the Nation Address (SONA) serves as a scorecard for both the president and the public to assess government performance. Government and the people also look... Read more
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So Much to Learn About the Weather
“THESE RAINS were not predicted to be any more unusual than typical monsoon rains. On and off. Not a continuous downpour. No warning signals were issued,” said Vice... Read more
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Duterte Travel Expenses in Anticipation of Gains
BECAUSE PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte travels more, it follows that his travel costs probably exceed those of his predecessors. In fact, reports on his trips abroad pointed to a... Read more
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Radio Commentator Survives Slay Attempt
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Unidentified assailants shot and wounded a radio commentator in Marihatag town, Surigao del Sur on 26 July 2017. Surigao del Sur is 1,296 kilometers south of... Read more
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‘No peace without women!’
“‘No peace without women!’” was first published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on July 9, 2017. By Rina Jimenez-David/Inquirer IN THE coverage of the current standoff in Marawi, the focus... Read more
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Marawi Crisis: Beyond the Fighting
IT WAS a crisis the military said was under control since Day One. Two months later, the fighting continues, 500 lives lost, and around 300,000 displaced from their... Read more
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Sexism in Headline: Trivializing Serious Challenge to Sereno
RECENTLY, media reported on a memorandum written by an associate justice questioning certain actions of no less than the Chief Justice of the Republic of the Philippines. The... Read more