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FM radio blocktimer is first media practitioner killed in 2013
A city councilor who is also a radio blocktimer was shot dead by a lone gunman in an apparent ambush in San Pablo City in the province of Laguna... Read more
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UPDATED: State of press freedomAttacks and threats in 2012
THE FAILURE of the Benigno Aquino III administration to stop the killing of journalists and to speed up the prosecution of cases in court has disappointed journalists, press freedom... Read more
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Labor laws
JEERS TO Malaya Business Insight for a one-sided and incomplete Oct. 25, 2012 banner story on Philippine employment laws. Read more
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Supreme Court SALNs
CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and Solar Network News for their joint story that examined the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) of... Read more
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Abolishing the PCGG
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on Good Government (PCGG) Chair Andres Bautista may have a point. The PCGG may have to be abolished—but only so it can be reorganized so it can... Read more
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Capitol-run cable TV channel suspended; Former TV head, reporter file charges vs acting gov
THE TEMPORARY shutdown of a government-run cable channel in the province of Cebu has led to the filing of administrative charges against the acting governor, a lawyer, and two... Read more
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PJR Reports October-December 2012
The year 2012 was particularly problematic for the Philippine press, primarily because of the continuing harassment and killing of journalists. But Presidential and Congressional initiatives as well as default... Read more
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Covering the Sin Tax Bill: Mostly focused on Policy Issues
PROMINENTLY IN the news in October and November this year was the “sin” tax bill (now known as Republic Act No. 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax... Read more
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TV network, online site enter media landscape
NEWS NEVER stops, and neither do the news organizations. A new television channel and a new online content provider were launched in 2012 just as the impeachment trial of... Read more
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Obit, September-December 2012
Obituary of journalists and media workers from September to December 2012. Read more