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PNP-AFP wrongful arrests
CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2's TV Patrol for its investigative series on the Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines (PNP-AFP) rewards system for the arrest of allegedly high- value... Read more
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R2KRN STATEMENT: FOI Bill Well Positioned for Passage; Citizens to Track Congress Action on FOI
The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition will monitor the action of Congress on FOI in the coming days, weeks, and months. Read more
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Reporting the Veloso Case: Biased, sensationalized, tasteless
THE MANILA broadsheets as well as broadcast media covered the case of Mary Jane Veloso from the time it became news in the third week of January. They intensified... Read more
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Coverage of the BBL (7-14 April 2015): Bias and Prejudice against Bangsamoro
FORM APRIL 7 to April 14, the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) recorded 71 reports in three major newspapers in the country (Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer and... Read more
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Boracay resort owner sues broadcaster for libel
The owner of Boracay West Cove on Boracay island has filed a libel suit against a local broadcaster over several reports on the resort’s alleged violations of building laws. Read more
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Rice as war casualty
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for telling readers how conflicts in certain areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) result in lower agricultural productivity. Read more
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Giving voice to their plight
CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for giving voice to the largely unmentioned victims in any conflict: the displaced families. Read more
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Assuring journalists’ safety and independence
The continuing killing of journalists and media workers is still the main threat to media freedom and the autonomy of journalists in the Philippines. Read more