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‘Gunman’ in shooting of journalist charged

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – A murder charge against the alleged gunman in the killing of radio blocktimer Maurito Lim has been filed in Tagbilaran City, Bohol province. Bohol is 983... Read more

Former journalist killed; had received death threats

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A former newspaper correspondent was shot dead in Batangas City, Batangas Province on 13 April 2015. Batangas is 108 kilometers south of Manila. Read more

Reminding readers about road safety

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for reminding its readers about the importance of road safety a year after a bus crash in Bontoc, Mountain Province that killed 15... Read more

Unverified info from an anonymous source

JEERS TO The Manila Times for publishing an inaccurate report from, initially, an anonymous informant about the helicopters purchased by the Department of National Defense (DND). Read more

Columnist arrested on libel charge

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A publisher and columnist of a weekly tabloid facing two counts of criminal libel was arrested last 5 April 2015 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal... Read more

Missing background

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for not providing background information on a report involving an alleged pyramid scam queen. Read more

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for providing the historical context to help readers understand the Bangsamoro political entity issue, in light of the discussions on the Bangsamoro Basic... Read more

Using a column for a personal agenda

JEERS TO Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo for using his column to malign an academic institution for personal reasons. Read more

The costs of wars in Mindanao

CHEERS TO News5 for reminding war-mongering politicians of the human and economic costs of the Mindanao wars in the past four decades. Read more

What about them?

Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for raising a timely question amid war talks in some parts of Mindanao: What about the Maguindanao children? Read more