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Blocktimer’s House Riddled with Bullets in Davao del Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Unidentified men fired at the house of a local radio blocktimer in Digos City, Davao del Sur on 24 June 2016. Davao del Sur is 1533.29... Read more

The Tale of the Sack and the Hope of Muslim Women

Diana G. Mendoza Secretary Yasmin Busran-Lao of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos who is also outgoing President Aquino’s presidential assistant for Muslim Affairs used to be a... Read more

Pooled Editorial: The Prez and The Press

REGRETTABLY, the conversation between President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and the news media has turned sharp and shrill. All but lost in the noise is the two parties’ common duty... Read more

‘Van Rape’ Survivors: Violated Twice Over

JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol and GMA-7’s 24 Oras for interviewing rape survivors in a manner that practically forced them to relive their ordeal. On June 10,... Read more

Chronicle

PPI Elects New Officers THE PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE (PPI) elected members of its board of trustees and executive officers last Wednesday, June 22, during its Annual Membership Meeting... Read more

Obit

Rogelio Bagabuyo, 75 MINDANAO-BASED COLUMNIST and lawyer Rogelio Bagabuyo died of kidney failure Thursday, June 16. He was 75. Bagabuyo was a columnist for the Gold Star Daily.... Read more

Muslim Women Lament Diaspora and Unattainable Peace

By Diana G. Mendoza “Pag buntis ka, maraming nangyayari sa loob mo. E pano na kung marami ring nangyayaring gulo sa labas mo?” (When you are pregnant, there are... Read more

CHEERS TO Rappler for running pieces that looked back on the term of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III. On June 15, Rappler posted “The Aquino Legacy,” which recalled events during Aquino’s term,... Read more

Unclear Headline and Lead

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on June 20 a contributed report in the business section. Given the headline and lead, the reader could hardly make... Read more

Election Fraud Allegations: The Marcos Media Edge

THE MAY 2016 elections, like other elections in the past, were marred by allegations of fraud. The most controversial this year are those alleged by Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”... Read more