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Duterte Mania and Human Rights: A Disturbing Lapse in Coverage
OF ALL the highly urbanized cities in the Philippines, Davao City has garnered probably every accolade out there: the most livable city, the most environment-friendly city, the city with... Read more
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Reporting Metro Manila’s long-term traffic solutions: Media drops the ball
IN EARLY September, the government presented what it called an “action plan” meant to solve the traffic problems in Metro Manila. The plan had three approaches: 1) management and... Read more
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Trivializing death
JEERS TO a report that trivializes the death of a broadcaster who was shot dead in Quezon City on October 31. Read more
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Radio correspondent shot dead in QC; 150th killing of journalist since 1986 if work-related
CMFR/ Philippines – Two days before the commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity on November 2, an unidentified assailant shot dead a radio correspondent in front of... Read more
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Covering ‘Lando’: Lessons learned
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE to Typhoon Lando (International name: Koppu) demonstrated the improved level of disaster preparedness in the country. Government support has made possible more accurate forecasting by the Philippine... Read more
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Premature conclusion, editorializing
JEERS TO some media organizations for prematurely concluding that it was New People’s Army guerillas who killed a town mayor in Agusan del Sur and his son, and for... Read more
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Media focus on celebrities and trivia in reporting the filing of COCs
THE FILING of certificates of candidacy (COC) on October 12 to 16 signaled the start of the election year.Presumably serious political aspirants flocked to the national and local offices... Read more


