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Call for Participants: Media Training on Fair Recruitment and Labor Migration
THE INTERNATIONAL Labor Organization, in collaboration with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), will hold a five-day media training on fair recruitment and labor migration.... Read more
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Three Ampatuan Massacre Accused Acquitted
THE QUEZON City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 221 dismissed the charges against three accused in the Ampatuan massacre after the prosecution failed to prove their participation in the... Read more
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Fire in the City: The Failure of Military Airstrikes in Marawi
THE BURNING of Marawi City may have been a case of the military shooting itself in the foot as misfires caused significant loss of fighting men. On May... Read more
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A Desperate Striptease for Readers
THE PAPER is nothing but a sleazy tabloid! That’s what the oversized photo of a scantily clad beauty on the front page says about a paper that cannot... Read more
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Hits and Misses: Coverage of the SC Decision on Factual Sufficiency of Proclamation No. 216
THE DECISION has been described as a landmark and a milestone in Philippine judicial history. And media reporting on it failed to rise to the challenge of reporting... Read more
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Insensitive Use of Victim’s Photo: Sensationalizing a Tragedy in a Public Place
UNLIKE ONLINE photos that can be taken down, photos in print media cannot be retracted, and become part of the permanent public record. On July 9, The Manila... Read more
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Tax Reform Bill: Gains and Losses for Ordinary Taxpayers
IS IT giving with one hand and taking with the other? The House of Representatives approved House Bill 5636 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) on... Read more
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Dumaguete Radioman Acquitted of Libel
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local radio anchor was acquitted on charges of two counts of libel on 30 June 2017 in Dumaguete, the capital of the province of Negros... Read more
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Tracking Duterte’s Pledges
HOW TO measure the first year of Rodrigo Roa Duterte as president? One way is to review his campaign promises and check how well he has delivered on... Read more