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Explaining the geopolitics of Scarborough
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for reminding readers of the basis of the Philippine claim on the much-disputed Panatag Shoal (or also known as Bajo de Masinloc and... Read more
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Killing of journalists/media workersBlocktimers and volunteers
JUST TWO days into the year 2013, a radio anchor was killed in the city of San Pablo, Laguna province. The victim, city councilor and dentist Edgardo “Egay” Adajar,... Read more
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Suspicious
JEERS To the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a practice that can only lead to readers’ suspecting that there’s a “special arrangement” between certain reporters and Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago.... Read more
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FOI and FOE in the campaign agenda
Access to government-held information is the necessary condition for transparency in governance, and for empowering the citizenry to hold its elected officials to account. It is equally crucial... Read more
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Part 1: The fate of print…
I think I’m reconciled to the idea that I belong in the last generation of writers and readers on paper. Indeed, what I see is no mere generational gap,... Read more
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News correspondent forced out of board meeting
THE VICE mayor of a Misamis Oriental town barred a reporter from taking footage of a public meeting last 28 January 2013. Misamis Oriental is a province approximately 800... Read more
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Arroyo redux?
IN 2010 the election to the Presidency of Benigno S. Aquino III seemed to herald, if not the coming of a free expression regime, at least the promise... Read more
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Philippine press freedom ranking falls again
CMFR/Philippines – The Philippine ranking in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index fell to 147 from 140 last year. The World Press Freedom Index is an annual report of... Read more
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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