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Protecting Children from Fulsome Speech
PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE minces no words regardless of whoever is on the receiving end: He has cursed leaders of other countries, the Pope and even the United Nations... Read more
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Occupy Pabahay: the Issue of Homelessness
HOMELESSNESS IS a global affliction as millions of people and growing communities live without adequate shelter. Although the country has not suffered the pressure of populations seeking refuge, the... Read more
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Journalists and Peace Talks
TWENTY-TWO journalists gathered for the seminar “Prospects for Peace under the Duterte Administration” organized by the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) on April 21- 22, 2017 at... Read more
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Unholy News during the Holy Week: Who’s Covering if Print, TV takes a Break?
NEWS NEVER sleeps; but there are times when much of the news is expected to take a breather. Holy Week is one such time in the Philippines. Custom... Read more
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Reading Western Media
By Luis V. Teodoro THE WESTERN media, according to one view, are the benchmarks of accuracy, fairness and impartiality. They are the watchdogs of government, the actions and policies ... Read more
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Covering Immigration Woes
THE NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NAIA) had been ranked among the world’s worst airports in the past. In any one of the four terminals, passengers have found much... Read more
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Pardon for Erring Cops: Media Coverage Tame and Uncritical
PRESIDENT DUTERTE vowed to defend cops anew after nineteen police officers tagged in the killing of former Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. in November 2016 surrendered, following... Read more
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Flashpoint in the East? Eyes on Benham Rise
WHERE IS Benham Rise? Not everyone knows. It seemed neither did the President Duterte. “Let us not fight about ownership or sovereignty at this time because things are going... Read more
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Postponing Local Polls
A NEW setback loomed over the barangay elections after Rep. Robert Ace Barbers filed a bill seeking to delay the polls scheduled this year to March 25, 2020.The elections... Read more
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PNP’s Claim: No EJKs, Only Homicide
“PERSISTENT AND irritating” was how Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa described the supposed misuse of police data by the media and Vice President Leni Robredo... Read more