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Sexual Harassment: A Timely and Pertinent Issue

CHEERS TO Rappler for tackling sexual harassment in a report that reminded readers it is a crime under Philippine laws. Rappler’s “The many faces of sexual harassment in... Read more

Expletives Aplenty: Duterte and the F Word

PRESIDENT-ELECT Rodrigo Duterte’s recent press conferences were, as usual, not devoid of expletives as he denounced the Catholic Church, the media and even the United Nations for a... Read more

‘Bading,’ Homosexual: Incorrect, Irrelevant

JEERS TO GMA-7’s 24 Oras and Sun.Star Cebu for erroneously and unnecessarily tagging their news subjects as “bading” and “homosexual.” 24 Oras misidentified in a report the transgender... Read more

Death Penalty: Legal, Rights Issues Ignored

HIS PROMISE to eradicate crime in a span of three to six months was at the forefront of President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign. Known for his tough stance on... Read more

Duterte’s Proposed EO on FOI: Not Very Well-Informed

THE PHILIPPINE press has been promoting the passage of a Freedom of Information (FOI) act for years, the idea being that if there’s a law that would ensure... Read more

Uncovering Security: Emerging Threats Training Program

JOURNALISTS FROM developing countries, the USA, Canada or Germany are invited to apply to “Uncovering Security: Emerging Threats”, a training program organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The... Read more

Emergency Fund for Women Journalists

AS SUPPORT in times of crisis, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is offering an emergency fund for women journalists of any nationality. Staff or freelance women reporters... Read more

Obit

Stanley Burke, 93 CANADIAN NEWS ANCHOR Stanley Burke died Saturday, May 28. He was 93. Burke anchored Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s The National News from 1966 to 1969 before... Read more

Protecting Journalists, Protecting Democracy

CMFR TAKES exception to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s statement, made during his May 31st press conference in Davao City, that most of the journalists who have been killed in... Read more

All the President-Elect’s Men: Who Are They?

A PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENT or even president-elect publicly identifying the people he wants to play a key role in his administration may well serve purpose that the press could... Read more