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  • FEEDBACK: From a DOJ reporter

    Dear PJR Reports editors, I am a reporter of Malaya covering the Department of Justice (DOJ), Supreme Court (SC), and Court of Appeals beat. I take strong exception to... Read more

  • Manila-based photojournalist slain

    MANILA (CMFR) – A Metro Manila-based photojournalist was slain on 31 July in Malabon City, just north of Manila. Based on police reports, Prudencio “Dick” Melendres, a photojournalist working... Read more

  • Government links communist group with media

    A government official recently warned against possible communist infiltration of the country’s newsrooms. During a state-sponsored forum last 21 August, national security adviser Norberto Gonzales said that there “are... Read more

  • Suspects in 2 journalists’ slay fall

    The police recently presented one of two primary suspects in the 16 May killing of tabloid reporter Albert Orsolino. Ramon Rivera, a Navotas jailguard on absence without official leave,... Read more

  • Movie/TV board suspends documentary

    For airing an episode showing individuals using drugs, a documentary program of a popular network was recently suspended by the country’s movie and television review board. In its memorandum... Read more

  • Monitors: online

    Not just waiting for eruptions If you want to get comprehensive information about the volcanoes in the country that have been showing increased activity, just click on GMA-7 website... Read more

  • Monitors: TV

    Minding the children Media gave special attention to the worsening child labor situation in the country last June. On June 27, ANC started a series on child workers but... Read more

  • Monitors: Print

    Hearing just one voice Was it an oversight or a simple case of bias? In a story on July 20 (“One Voice has P252-M advertising ‘war chest’”), Manila Standard... Read more

  • Monitor

    Dangerous mistake Can a case of mistaken identity be deadly? For the lumad and migrant settlers of sitio Bendum in Bukidnon, it could be. On June 17, media inaccurately... Read more

  • Some Guidelines: Covering Women

    As early as 1993, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, together with the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, organized a workshop on reporting of crimes... Read more