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Militarizing the Cabinet?

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte has appointed several military men, retired and incumbent, to key positions in his administration. Several of his predecessors, including the late President Cory Aquino, had done... Read more

‘Spoiled and Rotten Information’: Debunking PNA’s Fake News

THE ADMINISTRATION of President Rodrigo Duterte has developed the habit of admonishing the media for reporting “fake news”— reports which are either critical of the administration, particularly its... Read more

Reporting “Glut” in Negros Energy Supply

WHILE SEVERAL provinces in the country have been hit by rotational power outages, Negros has an oversupply of renewable energy, totaling almost thrice the less-than-300 MW it needs.... Read more

The Media and Martial Law: Never Again

By Luis V. Teodoro PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao thrusts upon the media several responsibilities. These include closely looking into the reasons for the declaration, monitoring... Read more

Countering the Restrictive Definition of EJKs

TWO ONLINE publications have refuted a statement made by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in defense of the Duterte administation’s war... Read more

Misleading Headline

STORIES ABOUT peace talks and related matters must not only be accurate. Reports must also be careful not to inflame emotions. This also applies to the headlines, as,... Read more

Cross-checking the Numbers

AFTER THE much-publicized confirmation hearings, the Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected the nomination of Gina Lopez as Environment Secretary on May 3. Lopez was the second to be... Read more

Duterte and the ICC: Online Takes Time to Explain and Explore

IT’S ALWAYS difficult to report on a court case as this usually involves legal terms. For non-lawyer journalists, it poses a challenge. Judicial systems involve complex processes and... Read more

ASEAN Summit 2017: Bloated Budget?

THE 2017 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit is not the first regional meeting the Philippines has hosted—but it is by far shown to be most expensive.... Read more

News Photographer Threatened by City Councilor

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A news photographer was allegedly threatened by a city councilor on 22 April 2017. In a report by The Manila Times, Jayson Drew, photographer for tabloid Pilipino... Read more