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Grants offered for in-depth election reporting

INTERNEWS PHILIPPINES is issuing grants for in-depth reportage on the upcoming Philippine national elections.

VERA Files misinformation tip line

VERA Files launched VERA the truthbot in the first ever public misinformation tip line on Viber in Asia Pacific.

Boy Santos, 53

FELICER “BOY” Santos, a photojournalist for The Philippine Star, passed away due to cardiac arrest at a Quezon City hospital at around midnight on Friday (November 20).

NUJP Ethical Guide for Filipino Journalists

THE NATIONAL Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), in partnership with Internews and USAID, has produced a comprehensive and updated “Ethical Guide for Filipino Journalists.”

Romeo Gacad, 62

VETERAN PHOTOJOURNALIST Romeo Gacad, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, passed away on Saturday evening (October 30) in Thailand at the age of 62.

PCIJ 2nd National Conference on Investigative Journalism

THE PHILIPPINE Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) will be holding its 2nd National Conference on Investigative Journalism. It will take place entirely online.

Journalist Maria Ressa wins Philippines’ first Nobel Prize

ON OCTOBER 8, Rappler’s CEO Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace." Ressa is the first Filipino laureate of the world's most prestigious accolade.

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.

ANFREL SEA Media Fellowship on Election Reporting

THE ASIAN Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is calling for applications for its media fellowship on election reporting for Southeast Asian journalists.