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Looking into the Aguirre “Takeover”
THE MEAN season for Senator Leila de Lima seems far from over as the House of Representatives continue to hound the senator by presenting high-profile prisoners, among others,... Read more
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War Over Words: Interpreting Mr. Duterte
By Melinda Quintos de Jesus THE BROUHAHA over President Rodrigo Duterte’s reference to Hitler’s Holocaust is not the first in his relatively brief career as a national politician. Perhaps, we... Read more
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Duterte’s Hitler Comparison: The President’s Outrageous Mistake
ANOTHER DAY, another outrageous statement—and yet another frantic attempt at damage control. On Sept. 30, President Rodrigo Duterte gained worldwide notoriety anew when he compared himself to Adolf... Read more
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Cheap Stunt: Asking a Non-question
JEERS TO Bing Abadan of the Daily Manila Shimbun for playing the role of ”straight man” to President Rodrigo Duterte—and for diverting the media audience’s attention from the real... Read more
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TV Reporter Assaulted by Freed Hostage’s Kin
CMFR/PHILIPPINES—A television reporter and a cameraman were allegedly assaulted by the relatives of a freed hostage victim 22 September 2016 in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur. Zamboanga City... Read more
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Improving the Media Environment in Southeast Asia
A GROUP of 17 media experts from 9 ASEAN-countries gathered in a side-event at the 2016 Jakarta World Forum for Media Development (WFMD) on September 21 and 22 to... Read more
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Jokowi Bests Duterte: A Most Critical Period for Media in Southeast Asia
By Melinda Quintos de Jesus It cannot be helped. Our regional engagement is enhanced by the quality of our leaders. In the past decades, I have met with our... Read more
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TV5’s Ed Lingao receives 2016 Award of Distinction; ABS-CBN’s Gigi Grande named 2016 Marshall McLuhan Fellow
THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) awarded Ed Lingao of TV5 the 2016 Award of Distinction, and the Embassy of Canada presented the plaque for the 2016... Read more
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Evaluating the Impact of ‘War on Drugs’
CHEERS TO Philstar.com for developing an interactive microsite on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. Published on Sept. 19, 2016, Newslab.Philstar.com examines the administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign through... Read more