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How to Get Away with Machismo: An Easy Pass for Duterte

AS CANDIDATE for the presidency, Rodrigo Duterte was open about his domestic affairs. His complicated marital status includes two families, one with his common-law wife and the other... Read more

Capturing the Contradiction

CHEERS TO some media organizations for their reports that noted the contradictory statements of President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech on December 7 during the Urban Poor Solidarity... Read more

Examining 2016 Election Candidates’ SOCEs and SALNs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for another close examination of critical documents. A series of reports looked into the statements of contributions and expenditures... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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