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Reporter threatened, informed of new plan to kill him
A year after surviving a slay attempt, a journalist based in Metro Manila is again under threat in connection with a police raid on an illegal drug trade site. Read more
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Rappler replies on “Telco coverage”
We at Rappler take criticism seriously, not only because criticism provides us with the necessary input to hone our craft, but also because we believe no individual or institution... Read more
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Revisiting Doña Paz
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and GMA News TV for reminding the public of the horrors of the sinking of the passenger ship MV Doña Paz, which was... Read more
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Telco coverage
JEERS TO Rappler for its coverage of telecommunications companies, the number of which increased towards the end of 2012. Readers criticize the website for the number of its news... Read more
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Coalitions wanted
Non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, have been recognized in the laws of many states as expressions of the right to association, but have also come about because of the political... Read more
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The continuing past (Updated)
AT A lecture I gave recently to journalism students, the discussion, until now focused on the principles of news writing, was detoured by someone in the audience toward a... Read more
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Government agents use reporter to access Sulu Sultan’s home
Alleged agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) posed as members of a TV news crew so they could enter the house of Sulu Sultanate head Datu Abdul... Read more
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Mayor files libel complaint vs. blocktimer
A mayor in Pampanga province filed a libel complaint against a radio blocktimer last 21 February 2013. It was the second libel complaint filed by the mayor against broadcaster... Read more
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Reporter survives slay attempt
CMFR/Philippines – A freelance reporter in Bacoor City, Cavite survived two gunshot wounds in a slay attempt in the morning of 6 March 2013. Bacoor City, Cavite is about... Read more
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Papal Bull
THE RESIGNATION of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope has been in Philippine news media—in TV, radio, and print—from the time he first announced his intention to resign the Papacy up... Read more