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New EO issued to keep gov’t secrets: A Kind of Hush

New EO issued to keep gov’t secrets A Kind of Hush By Don Gil K. Carreon THE GOVERNMENT is entitled to have its secrets,” says former senator Francisco Tatad,... Read more

Print Monitors

Another press release THE MANILA Bulletin was a virtual collection of press releases and one-source stories during the last elections. Take for instance its April 26 report, “Palace open... Read more

Speaking of Media

Media and elections “We are deeply concerned over the lack and shortage of information on the party-list elections. Such a situation serves the purposes of those who seek to... Read more

Editor’s Note: Some surprises

WHEN FR. Ed Panlilio decided to take a leave from the priesthood to run in Pampanga’s gubernatorial elections, Filipinos knew something was afoot. It was vaguely reminiscent of the... Read more

Sounds like the Philippines?

The Philippines is not the only country in the world where killings of journalists remain rampant, resulting in a culture of “intolerable impunity,” and intimidation of the press coming... Read more

CMFR Philippines Alert: Reporters receives death threat after exposing election anomalies

A television and a radio reporter for the ABS-CBN network received death threats in Lanao del Norte, a province located in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), after... Read more

A statement from journalists who have filed a class suit against the president’s husband, Mike Arroyo

In view of Jose Miguel Arroyo’s announcement that he intends to withdraw all the libel suits he has brought against journalists (46 in all), the question is raised whether... Read more

Senate and Party-list News takes a Backseat

Media coverage of the Senate and party-list elections waned less than a month before the May 14 elections as other issues competed for media’s attention. The fourth report of... Read more

Commission on Election bans election quick counts

The Commission on Elections (Comelec), the government body responsible for running elections in the Philippines, ordered a stop on 16 May 2007 to the ‘media counts’ being conducted by... Read more

Court bars airing of public affairs program story

A local public affairs was barred from airing a story on 12 May 2007 by a temporary restraining order (TRO). A representative from Lanao del Norte’s second district secured... Read more