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6th Hildegarde Awards cites PJR Reports

PJR Reports (PJRR), the country’s first and only media-monitoring publication, was cited for outstanding achievement in print journalism at the 6th Hildegarde Awards for Women in Media and Communication. Read more

Blocktimer survives killing attempt

Fernando Gabio Sr., a blocktimer at dyRI-Radio Mindanao Network, sustained a gunshot wound in his right leg after unidentified men riding tandem on a motorcycle attacked him while he... Read more

Gani’s example

On March 6, Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) Deputy Director Luis V. Teodoro paid tribute to Philippine Daily Inquirer publisher Isagani "Gani" Yambot during the media community's... Read more

ISAGANI YAMBOT, 77

Isagani Yambot, publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, who died of a heart ailment on March 2, was one of the few remaining journalists in this country who didn’t... Read more

IN MEMORIAMASSISTANT STATE PROSECUTOR NESTOR SERRANO LAZARO

A graduate of the Far Eastern University (Bachelor of Science in Commerce-Banking and Finance, and Bachelor of Laws), Assistant State Prosecutor Nestor “Nes” Lazaro began his career in the... Read more

Covering CoronaMedia in aid of accountability

THE MEDIA coverage of the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona is generally fair. But the tendency of the press to be reactive when reporting has once... Read more

Journalists in the news

Some journalists who covered or are still covering the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona—which for weeks has been the biggest story in print, broadcasting, and online media—have... Read more

What’s the limit in covering disasters?

WHEN TROPICAL Storm “Sendong” (international name: “Washi”) hit Northern Mindanao especially the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan last December 16, it dumped more than a month of... Read more

Two foreign journalists killed in Syria

A foreign reporter and a photojournalist were killed during a military attack in the rebel-held town of Homs in Syria last 22 February 2012. Read more

PJR Reports January-February 2012

The nine-years during which Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in power were particularly problematic for journalists and press freedom. Among other threats, her husband Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo filed 11... Read more