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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...

Alejandro del Rosario, 78

JOURNALIST AND former ambassador Alejandro “Andy” del Rosario passed away on December 8. He was 78. Del Rosario was the Manila Standard’s first Editor-in-Chief when the newspaper was launched in 1987 ,before later becoming its publisher and chief operating officer. In his later years, he wrote a thrice-weekly column...

Feliciano Maragay, 68

VETERAN REPORTER and columnist Feliciano “Fel” Maragay died on November 28, 2019. He was 68. A longtime political reporter, he covered the presidencies of Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the Manila Standard’s Malacañang reporter. Maragay was also a veteran of the Senate beat and...

Justice Now! (UP CMC Official Statement)

This is the official statement of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, as approved by its College Executive Board (CEB). PRESS STATEMENT22 November 2019 Justice Now! As justice remains elusive for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre, our call is short and simple: Justice Now! Ten...

Crispin Martinez, 84

VETERAN JOURNALIST Crispin Martinez, former Daily Tribune executive editor, passed away November 15. He was 84. Martinez had been in the industry for more than 50 years and worked for the Philippines Free Press, Manila Times, Evening News, Manila Chronicle, Evening Post, We Forum, Philippine Star, Morning Free Press,...

The Philippines launches first national Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists

Press release of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication & International Media Support It is a critical time for media and journalists in the Philippines and critical times call for critical measures. On 22 November, a broad coalition of media stakeholders from across the country will launch the...

Former Ateneo dean joins Rappler board of directors

RAPPLER INC. announced the composition of its 2019 Board of Directors November 5. Lawyer and former Ateneo School of Government (ASOG) Dean Tony La Viña is the only new member of the online news site’s board. La Viña joined former socio-economic planning secretary Solita “Winnie” Monsod, veteran lawyer Fulgencio...

Rappler’s Vitug wins Best Book in Journalism award

RAPPLER EDITOR at large Marites Dañguilan Vitug won the Best Book in Journalism award in the 38th National Book Awards (NBA) for “Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case against China,” which was published by Bughaw, an Ateneo de Manila University Press Imprint. “In 2016, the Philippines...

PH still has most unsolved media killings —watchdog

THE NEW YORK-BASED press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its 2019 Global Impunity Index which ranks states with the worst records of prosecuting the killers of journalists. The Philippines is number five because very few killers of journalists have been punished for their crimes. CPJ’s...

Rappler CEO Ressa wins Stanford Award

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST Maria Ressa won this year’s Stanford University Shorenstein Journalism Award. The CEO and executive editor of online news site Rappler received the award from the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) for her efforts in presenting the complexities of the situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Stanford...

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