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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

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

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

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

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

Lowering the Age of Criminal Liability: What to Be Considered?

AMONG THE first bills filed in the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress was House Bill No. 002 of Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez and Capiz... Read more

Victory at The Hague: Reporting the PCA Ruling

THE MUCH-AWAITED ruling on the Philippine complaint against China over the latter’s intrusions into Philippine waters was finally handed down on Thursday, July 12, by the Hague-based Permanent Court... Read more

2016 Holcim Philippines- PPI Journalism Awards

FILIPINO JOURNALISTS working for a print media outfit are invited to send entries to the Holcim-Philippine Press Institute Journalism Awards for Sustainable Construction (JASCOR). The competition aims to... Read more

William Gaines, 82

VETERAN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER William Gaines died July 20 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease for 15 years. He was 82. In 1976, he won his first Pulitzer Prize as... Read more

Reporting Non-news

JEERS TO several news media organizations for making a fuss over an unverified announcement by musician Freddie Aguilar on his supposed appointment to the National Commission for... Read more