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  • Andal Sr. asks court to arraign him

    CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The patriarch of the Ampatuan clan has asked the Quezon City court trying him and 195 others to arraign him in the next hearing. In an 18... Read more

  • Women in the media

    Women in the Philippine media are in middle management work and junior and senior professional work levels. There is, however, an observed low ratio between men and women above... Read more

  • The RH Bill as Women’s IssueIn-depth Reporting Needed

    THE MEDIA have been covering the reproductive health (RH) bill, but have not subjected the issue, which has been the topic of much debate, to the kind of in-depth... Read more

  • (UPDATED) Radio anchor threatened over commentaries

    CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Cagayan de Oro-based radio broadcaster received threatening SMS (text) messages last 14 May and 17 May 2011. Cagayan de Oro City is approximately 786 kilometers south... Read more

  • Covering the diplomatic beat, covering the world

    By Veronica Uy WHEN I was given this assignment, the Department of Foreign Affairs was in a tizzy it had not known before. Three Filipinos on death row in... Read more

  • Gossipy and trivial

    The media reports on the love life of President Benigno Aquino III are once again confirming the persistence of one of the worst habits of the Philippine press—its penchant... Read more

  • Biased

    Jeers to The Manila Times for a biased Easter Sunday special issue highlighting only the Church position on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill. “Today, Easter Sunday, we purposely offer... Read more

  • Puff piece

    Jeers to The Manila Times for its puff piece on Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista. The April 18 front-page article “Quezon City eyes premiere status” initially discussed the possibility... Read more

  • TV reporters hurt during demolition

    CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two TV reporters got hurt while covering a confrontation between local authorities and informal settlers during a demolition of the latter’s homes in Makati City last 28... Read more

  • Four charged for March 2011 murder of Manila broadcaster

    CMFR/PHILIPPINES— The local police of Malabon City filed murder charges against the four alleged killers of radio broadcaster Marlina Flores-Sumera at the city prosecutor’s office last 25 April 2011.... Read more