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  • Censoring Documentaries

    TV current affairs programs under the glare of the MTRCB Censoring Documentaries By Nathan Lee Ten years ago, censorship was a problem that bedeviled films. Today, censorship is still... Read more

  • MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 108

    MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 108 Guidelines on Appearances of Department Heads and other officials of the executive department before Congress. WHEREAS, the principle of separation of powers between the Executive,... Read more

  • Keeping Secrets

    How gov’t routinely violates the public’s right to information Keeping Secrets By Yvonne T. Chua AT THE start of the Arroyo presidency, the Philippines was being held up as... Read more

  • Not a Gay Affair

    A columnist bashes homosexuals and gets a backlash Not a Gay Affair By Venus L. Elumbre and Don Gil K. Carreon FACT: A person has the right to throw... Read more

  • ‘hate speech’, Minding the language

    Advanced democracies outlaw ‘hate speech’ Hate speech” was among the descriptions given by complainants to the opinion column written by former Justice Isagani Cruz for the Philippine Daily Inquirer... Read more

  • Lessons from The Frontlines

    On Building Credible Media Lessons from The Frontlines By Eugenia Duran Apostol 2006 Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts In the 1880s, during Plaridel’s time, the Filipino was suffering... Read more

  • Monitors

    Gloria’s pie in the sky Media were quick to spot the problem of funding of the infrastructure projects ticked off by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in her State of... Read more

  • Monitors: Online

    Who they are The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) helped readers know more about the members of the Melo commission, which was commissioned by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo... Read more

  • Rallying Behind Bandila

    ABS-CBN performs ‘act of leadership’—but who’s following? Rallying Behind Bandila By Hector Bryant L. Macale It promised leadership. When ABS-CBN announced it was reformatting its late night news, viewers... Read more

  • Monitors: TV

    Jailhouses don’t rock Stories on crime and criminals need not be confined to slapping scenes at the police station. Thankfully, 24 Oras knows that. Veering away from the usual... Read more