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Today, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.

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Jose Veloso Abueva, 93

JOSE VELOSO Abueva, who served as president of the University of the Philippines, and a former trustee of CMFR, died in his home in Antipolo, Rizal, in the early morning of Wednesday, August 18. His daughter, Rosanna Abueva posted the announcement on her Facebook page, saying that her father...

Veteran journalist Melo Acuña, 64

VETERAN JOURNALIST Melo Acuña passed away early Friday morning, August 27, at the Quezon City General Hospital. He was 64.

Jose Jaime “Nonoy” Espina, 59

JOSE JAIME "Nonoy" Espina, a veteran journalist and fierce advocate of press freedom, died in his home in Bacolod City after battling liver cancer on Wednesday night, July 7, with his family around him. He was 59 years old.

A Personal Remembrance: Joaquin Bernas, S.J. and CMFR

FATHER JOAQUIN Bernas of the Society of Jesus was born July 8, 1932 in Baao, Camarines Sur. The many testimonials after his death last March 6 described an astonishing legacy of service to the nation. A scholar and educator, he exerted lasting influence as a public intellectual, with his...

Domini Torrevillas, 80

AT 80, Domini Torrevillas was still writing and filing her column, “From the Stands” for The Philippine Star. A brief fatal illness ended 49 years of work as a journalist and a life lived with zest and in its fullness. She died in her native Gingoog City in Misamis...

Vicente “Vic” Tirol, 75

CMFR MOURNS the passing of veteran journalist, publisher and dear friend Vicente “Vic” Tirol last October 19. He was 75. A UP Journalism graduate, Tirol began his career in journalism in Philippine News Service in 1966, a cooperative organization set up by the major newspapers in Manila. He later...

Vic Tirol: In very fond memory

by Vergel O. Santos VIC TIROL and I belonged in the same generation of journalists. We knew the press when its freedom burned properly fiercely, when it was killed suddenly, and when it burned again. That would come to more than 30 active years, longer than a generation. Those...

Atty. Fulgencio Factoran Jr., 76

THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibiltiy (CMFR) has lost a dear friend and ardent supporter of press freedom. After a period of lingering illness, Atty. Fulgencio “Jun”Factoran passed away Palm Sunday, April 5. A lawyer, Factoran found ample space to serve the country, both in and out of...

Gabino Tabuñar Jr., 94

GABINO “GABY” TABUÑAR, Jr., veteran journalist and chairman emeritus of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP), passed away on Tuesday, February 4. He was 94. In a statement published on its social media platforms, FOCAP said Tabuñar succumbed to pneumonia while in confinement at the Makati Medical...

Twink Macaraig, 55

VETERAN JOURNALIST Muriel “Twink” Macaraig passed away January 14. She was 55 years old. In a post on Facebook, News5 confirmed Twink’s passing after a long-battle with cancer. Macaraig served as its anchor and senior manager. Before Macaraig’s stint at News5, she worked as an anchor for Dateline Philippines...

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