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Winning against illegal drugs? Localities declaring ‘drug-free’ status
ELIMINATING ILLEGAL drugs in the country by any means necessary remains the Duterte government’s top priority. The president has taken every speech he has made a chance to... Read more
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Journalist facing libel charges receives death threats
CMFR/Philippines – A journalist received death threats while waiting for his libel case to be heard in the Quezon City Prosecutors Office on 23 November 2016. Pangasinan-based The... Read more
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Broadcaster Receives Threats via SMS
CMFR/Philippines – A Manila-based radio broadcaster is continuing to receive threatening text messages from an unknown source. DzXL anchor Lourdes Escaros, reported receiving threatening text messages after reporting... Read more
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Remembering November 23: Waning Media Attention
SEVEN YEARS later, the anniversary of the massacre in Ampatuan did not quite get the kind of coverage it deserved – not the kind that will rouse the... Read more
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Media and the Butig Siege: Covering the Unfolding Crisis
CHEERS TO the media organizations that provided more than the usual combat information in their reporting of the recent attack of the terrorist Maute group. Violence struck on... Read more
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Cringe Cringe Mr. President
I cringe every time I hear the president say, “my country” or “my people” when speaking to us and not to a foreign audience. Almost six months in... Read more
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Why Only in Albay?
Church Bells Toll Against Killings
Every 9 p.m. in Albay (PDI), church bells toll to call the faithful to collective prayer for an end to drug killings. In a letter read in all... Read more
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Drug Probe or Locker Room Chatter?: Calling Out Lewd, Unnecessary Questioning
CHEERS TO Rappler and the Philippine Daily Inquirer for calling out members of the House of Representatives who posed lewd and unnecessary questions to Ronnie Dayan, Sen. Leila... Read more
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Marcos Burial: Caught Off-guard, Media Catches Up with History
A burial is usually held on schedule, following prescribed funeral rites and rituals. It is publicly announced to allow those who wish to be present on the occasion. But... Read more
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Fishing in Panatag: No More Bullies
CHEERS TO some media organizations for keeping tabs on the situation of Filipino fisherfolk in the Scarborough Shoal (locally called Panatag Shoal), following the reported withdrawal of Chinese fishing... Read more