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FOI for the Filipino people
IT DOES not look like the Fifteenth Congress will be able to claim the honor of finally giving the Filipino people their Freedom of Information (FOI) law. Read more
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Media organizations decry ‘right of reply’ rule
Press freedom advocates and media organizations are asking the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to reconsider a resolution it issued last January 16 in connection with the upcoming... Read more
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FOI Timeline
CHEERS TO InterAksyon.com for a story on President Benigno Aquino and his fading support for a Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. Read more
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Probing report
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for focusing on an important issue in the policy debate on reproductive health (RH): Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s use of fringe science... Read more
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RH Act not covered as Health and Women’s Issue
FROM NOVEMBER to December of last year, Republic Act 10354 (or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 which was signed into law last Dec. 21) was... Read more
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Broadcaster receives threatening text messages
A radio broadcaster in Camarines Norte received a series of threatening text (SMS) messages last 19 and 21 January 2013. Camarines Norte is approximately 300 kilometers south-west of Manila. Read more
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Propaganda or public information?The blocktiming landscape in Pampanga
IN JULY 2012, Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin surprised his town mates when he turned his back from his known ally and friend Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and... Read more
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Being pro-active
JOURNALISTS AND media advocacy groups have for years been urging a stop to the Philippine National Police and other government investigating bodies’ long-standing practice of presenting crime suspects to... Read more
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FOI in ICU: A Call for Rescue by P-Noy
THE FREEDOM of Information (FOI) Bill is on the throes of death. With just six session days left before the House of Representatives adjourns for the May 2013 election campaign,... Read more
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Reading habit
CHEERS TO GMA News TV’s State of the Nation with Jessica Soho for a feature report last Jan. 15 on the reading habits of Filipinos and promoting reading among... Read more