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Calapan Murder: Unnecessary Description
JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for trivializing an act of violence by describing a murder victim as “pretty.” By describing her as “pretty,” the report suggested that the... Read more
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Here We Go Again
By Vergel O. Santos NOTE: The writer has himself adapted the following piece from a chapter (“A nation in denial”) in his book Chino and his times, a biography of... Read more
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Against Patently Outlandish Claims
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for citing views contrary to a statement by Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre that “criminals are not (part of) humanity” instead... Read more
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Media as Unwitting Accessory
WHEN PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte made public the list of local government officials, judges and law enforcers allegedly involved in the drug trade, he did so with the caveat, that... Read more
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Duterte and the Oligarchs
CHEERS TO some media organizations for explaining what an oligarch is after President Rodrigo Duterte called businessman Roberto Ongpin one during a speech before the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible... Read more
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Fellowship for Trauma and Conflict Reporting
SENIOR AND mid-career journalists who wish to expand their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury are invited to apply for the 18th Ochberg Fellowship. The Fellowship is named... Read more
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Former Mayor Convicted for 2004 Killing of Broadcaster
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Cebu City court convicted of homicide on 10 August 2016 a former mayor of the municipality of Lezo in Aklan accused of killing broadcaster Herson... Read more
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Confused and Confusing
IN HIS first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte announced a unilateral cease-fire with the Communist Party of the Philippines’ New Peoples’ Army, and the National Democratic... Read more
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Taking a Stand: Journalism for Humanity
IN JUST a short span of time, President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has already claimed hundreds of lives, alarming not only human rights groups but even officials... Read more