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Federalism: Pointing Out an Inaccuracy
CHEERS TO some media organizations for pointing out the inaccurate claim of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding federalism during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaking about... Read more
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Journalist Says He was Threatened by Regional PIA Director
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Butuan-based journalist said he was threatened by a Regional Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director following an altercation between the two on 24 July 2016. Butuan... Read more
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PDEA Agents Harass TV Reporter
Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 6 allegedly harassed a reporter from a state-run television channel while she was covering a drug buy-bust operation on July... Read more
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Assessing the Cost of Duterte’s War on Drugs
CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a quick assessment of the record so far of the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration that the... Read more
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FOI EO: Erroneous and Confusing
JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its erroneous and confusing story that said the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill has been signed into law. The Bulletin’s front-page report... Read more
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PCIJ Websites Attacked
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Manila-based Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) reported an attack on its websites — www.pcij.org and www.pcij.org/blog. CMFR confirmed the incident with PCIJ executive director... Read more
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War on Drugs: Mapping, Charting the Killings
CHEERS TO ABS-CBNNews.com for providing a map and charts on the death toll in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. On July 13, the news website of ABS-CBN... Read more
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Bontoc Women still Man the Night Watch
“Bontoc women still man the night watch,” was first published in the Nordis (Northern Dispatch Weekly) on July 3, 2016. By Kimberlie Ngabit-Quitasol/ Nordis (Northern Dispatch Weekly) BONTOC, Mountain Province... Read more
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What Now with this FOI-EO?
NOT TO rain on anyone’s parade and, clearly, with no intention to bash initiatives to support freedom of information in government – the media and advocates would be remiss... Read more