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Chronicle

Developing Asia Journalism Awards 2013 The Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) 2013 is now open for the submission of entries. The DAJA 2013 is an annual journalism competition sponsored... Read more

Obit

Perez, 55 FILIPINO JOURNALIST Jaime "Jimmy" Perez died last August 7. He was 55. Germond, 85 AMERICAN JOURNALIST Jack Worthen Germond died last August 14 of complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.... Read more

Two wanted for murder of columnists

CMFR/Philippines – The police have formally charged two suspects for the 30 July 2013 murder of two tabloid columnists in Quezon City, Manila. The suspects have yet to be... Read more

CSR and the media

By Luis V. Teodoro Although the Philippines is a particularly disaster-prone country year ’round, both because of its geographical location (it sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is... Read more

An exercise in incoherence

By Melinda Quintos de Jesus I CAN only guess at the objective of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) “roundtable” with Janet Lim Napoles, the primary object of a five month... Read more

CMFR statement on SB380 (“Magna Carta for Journalists”): WELL-INTENTIONED, BUT…

The "Magna Carta for Journalists" (Senate Bill No. 380) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has re-filed before the 16th Congress (he earlier filed it before the 14th Congress) declares it... Read more

Media barred from coverage; colonel apologizes

CMFR/Philippines – Army troops prevented reporters and photographers from entering a refugee evacuation center in Guindulungan town, Maguindanao province, on 30 July 2013. Maguindanao province in the island of... Read more

Continuing threats against TV broadcaster turn personal (UPDATED)

CMFR/Philippines – The most recent threats sent on 9 August 2013 to a television broadcaster in Manila have gone personal. The threats are linked to a report she made... Read more

Napoles loses it

By Luis V. Teodoro JANET LIM Napoles asked for it, and she got it: a meeting with (Philippine Daily) Inquirer columnists, editors, and reporters. The latter agreed, thereby giving Napoles... Read more

Obit

Palmer, 77 AMERICAN JOURNALIST and veteran reporter John Palmer died of pulmonary fibrosis last August 3. He was 77. Read more