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  • Senate committee approves FOI bill

    The Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media has approved the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill and will submit its report next week, said committee chairperson Senator Grace... Read more

  • On protecting whistleblowers

    CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s Failon Ngayon for not letting the public forget the plight of whistleblowers and reviewing the capacity of the Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department... Read more

  • Chronicle

    Statistical Appreciation Seminar for Media Practitioners The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) is calling for applications for its "Statistical Appreciation Seminar for Media Practitioners." Asia Journalism Fellowship 2014 The 2014 Asia Journalism... Read more

  • Radio anchor shot dead in Cebu City

    CMFR/Philippines – In only the second incident of its kind in Cebu City, one of the Philippine cities known for its respect for press freedom, a radio anchor on... Read more

  • Media doing harm

    By Luis V. Teodoro AMONG THE fundamental responsibilities of journalists is that of minimizing harm. As an ethical principle it applies to the entire range of issues and subjects journalists... Read more

  • Update: The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

    IT HAS been a year since President Benigno S. Aquino III signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The Anti-Cybercrime Law took effect on October 3, 2012 but the... Read more

  • Obit

    Cusipag, 74 FILIPINO JOURNALIST Ruben Javier Cusipag died last July 9. He was 74. Gonzalez, 78 FILIPINO JOURNALIST Raul Gonzalez died of cancer last May 15. He was 78. Daniels, 74 AMERICAN MAGAZINE editor... Read more

  • Chronicle

    10th Lasallian Scholarum Awards De La Salle University named the winners of the 10th Lasallian Scholarum Awards last September 3. Climate Change Media Awards The Climate Change Commission in partnership with the... Read more

  • The killing of journalists and the culture of violence and impunity

    MOSTLY UNREMARKED in these times of corruption and other scandals is the continuing killing of journalists. Eighteen have been killed for their work in the three years of... Read more

  • Human rights, press freedom, and the FOI bill

    By Luis V. Teodoro THE FREEDOM of Information bill filed by the Right to Know. Right Now! (R2KRN) Coalition is likely to pass the Senate, if experience during the 14th... Read more