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Radio Reporter Receives Death Threats
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio reporter said he received death threats via mobile phone 7 September 2016 about a week after reporting being threatened by tourist policeman in Lapu-Lapu... Read more
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Duterte’s Drug War: Debunking Presumption of Regularity
THE NUMBER of deaths in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs rises by the day, raising concerns and eliciting criticism not only from some Filipinos but also from... Read more
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State of Lawless Violence: Media’s Watchdog Role Crucial
MEDIA’S RESPONSIBILITY to provide information and to explain what’s going on has become even more crucial in the context of the recent actions of the Duterte administration that... Read more
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Inquirer Ordered to Pay for Enrile Libel
CMFR/PHILIPPINES—An August 22 decision by the Court of Appeals (CA) ordered the Philippine Daily Inquirer to pay former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile P1.3 million in damages for a... Read more
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Ortega Murder Suspect Denied Bail
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A primary suspect in the 2011 murder of Palawan environmentalist and broadcaster Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega was denied bail Thursday, 8 September 2016 by a Puerto Princesa... Read more
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Davao Bombings: Helpful Historical Background
CHEERS TO Sun.Star Davao and Rappler for providing a timeline on previous bombings in Davao City in light of the recent attack that shook that city. In an... Read more
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Marcos Burial: Keeping Track of a Controversy
CHEERS TO Rappler for consistently covering the controversy over the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. As the Supreme Court (SC)... Read more
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Duterte’s War on Drugs: Learning from the Failure of Thailand and Colombia
By Melinda de Jesus President Rodrigo Duterte is not the first to take to the path of violence with the goal of ending the plague of drugs. Thailand’s highly... Read more
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The Peace Process: Clarifying Issues, Explaining Concepts
CHEERS TO the People’s Alternative Media Network (Altermidya) and Manila Today for publishing articles that help explain the ongoing peace talks between the government and National Democratic Front... Read more
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Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program
JOURNALISTS WHO have worked professionally for at least five years are invited to apply to the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program of Harvard University. The program is based in a scholarly... Read more