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  • Asking the right questions

    CHEERS TO Rappler for raising possible issues of conflict of interest and the possible violation of the public official’s code of conduct when Sen. Chiz Escudero married celebrity Heart... Read more

  • Revealing the hidden faces of conflict

    CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for re-unmasking the horrors in conflict-ravaged areas, among them women forced into prostitution and entire communities displaced. Read more

  • Pacquaio’s other ‘sideline’

    CHEERS TO the Philippine press for being consistently on the lookout for boxing champ and politician Manny Pacquiao’s physical presence — or the lack thereof — during House of... Read more

  • Unethical and inflammatory

    JEERS TO several news organizations for in effect glorifying violence, pandering to anti- Muslim sentiments, and being grossly insensitive to the already grief stricken families of those killed in... Read more

  • Chronicle

    THE METROBANK Foundation, Inc. and the Probe Media Foundation, Inc. are inviting Filipino journalists from print, broadcast, and online media to join the 2015 Search for Journalists of the... Read more

  • Obit

    AMERICAN JOURNALIST Bob Simon passed away last February 11. He was 73. Read more

  • Blocktimer killed in Bohol; 146th since 1986 if work-related

    CMFR/Philippines – A radio blocktimer was shot by an unidentified man and later died in hospital in Tagbilaran City, Bohol province on 14 February 2015 in another lethal attack... Read more

  • Philippines ranked 141st in 2015 World Press Freedom Index

    Although up eight places from its 2014 ranking, the Philippines continues to be among those countries with “very difficult” press situations in the world, according to the... Read more

  • Tackling the economy

    CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for devoting a full page on the economy and measures the Philippines should undertake, including tax reforms, to achieve inclusive growth. Read more

  • Out of the past: ‘Newshen’

    JEERS TO those Philippine newspapers that continue to use outdated, sexist terms such as “newshen” when referring to female journalists. Read more