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We will not surrender our freedoms

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.

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

The Silent Media

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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...

Ninez Cacho-Olivares, 78

JOURNALIST AND Daily Tribune founder Ninez Cacho-Olivares passed away Friday, January 3. She was 78 years old. In a Facebook post, the Tribune said Olivares died after a “lingering illness.” Olivares served as its publisher and editor-in-chief and, until recently, a columnist. Before founding the Tribune, Olivarez was publisher...

Sylvia Mayuga, 77

AWARD-WINNING writer Sylvia Mayuga passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. She was 77. Mayuga was one of the columnists of Bulletin Today who wrote critically of the Marcos dictatorship. She was also a poet and documentary filmmaker. The Women Writers in Media Now (WOMAN) announced Mayuga’s passing in...

Cesar Apolinario, 46

GMA-7 REPORTER, host and director Cesar Apolinario passed away on December 13, 2019. He was 46. In August this year, he was diagnosed with lymphoma or cancer of the lymphatic system. Apolinario began his career in GMA-7 in 1999 as a cameraman-researcher for I-Witness after graduating from the University...