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From the Newsrooms: Persistent problems in barangay elections; Rodrigo Duterte faces criminal complaint
AS THE first Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataang elections in five years, the October 30 vote provoked more than perfunctory interest from media. The Supreme Court ruled last June that... Read more
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Still homeless, still suffering: PCIJ spotlights plight of Marawiâs displaced
CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for two reports that call attention to the lives of Marawi residents who lost their homes in the 2017 conflict.... Read more
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TV5 and PCIJ zoom in on barangay elections and local officialsâ responsibilities
CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and to TV5 for their reports that reviewed the significance of the upcoming barangay elections. Read more
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Filipino Freelance Journalistsâ Guild launchedÂ
MANILA-BASED FREELANCE journalists on October 21 officially launched the Filipino Freelance Journalistsâ Guild (FFJ) after two years of âarduous organizing and research.â The organization is the first group dedicated... Read more
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Public approval for free tuition is not news; Poor lead distracts from real story
JEERS TO the news outfits that used survey results showing overwhelming public support for free tertiary education as its lead, calling attention to something that is hardly news. Read more
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From the Newsrooms: Maharlika Investment Fund still for review; Filipino supply mission hit by Chinese vessels
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS have made the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) a bit of an embarrassment for the Marcos administration. Its announcement in 2022 was met with furious controversy. Now its... Read more
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âBloodless Drug Warâ Under Marcos? Uncritical reports accept false claims about current drug approach
JEERS TO several news outfits for uncritically publishing the claims of officials that the anti-drug campaign under the Marcos administration has been "bloodless,â completely ignoring the credible monitoring by... Read more
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ABS-CBNâs Mike Navallo Honored with JVO Award of Distinction; Jodesz Gavilan of Rappler is Marshall McLuhan Fellow for 2023
CMFR HELD the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar in person on Thursday, October 19, the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The seminar featured a panel of five journalists... Read more
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From the Newsrooms: Filipinos caught in conflict between Israel and Palestine; Rodrigo Duterte resurfaces to defend daughterâs confidential funds
WAR HAS once again led local newscasts and captured front page headlines as Israel countered the October 7 brutal attack of the militant Hamas whose fighters and bombs killed... Read more
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Philstar.com shows how SUC budget cuts threaten quality public education
CHEERS TO Philstar.com for a report that looked at the impact of budget cuts on state colleges and universities (SUCs) and how these cuts are going to affect tertiary... Read more