We will not surrender our freedomsToday, 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.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Dangers of Mercury Mercury Conference and ExpoVenue: Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines.Date: January 25 and 26, 2006 One of the most serious – and preventable – pollutants stemming from the health care industry is mercury. This heavy metal is a potent neurotoxin that is directly linked to developmental disabilities... The long wait for E-VAT After weeks of anticipating the lifting of the temporary restraining order on the expanded value-added tax (E-VAT) law, media were more than ready with their reports when the Supreme Court finally declared the controversial law legal. Politics temporarily took the back seat last October 18 as television news programs... Is a colorful SEA coverage possible without basketball? Sports takes center stage this month as the Philippines hosts for the third time the Southeast Asian Games, the region’s version of the Olympics. For nine days, from November 27 to December 5, media are expected to highlight the year’s main sporting event, where 11 countries are expected to... Gudani’s dismissal Two military officials had recently found themselves in a tight spot after defying an order from their Commander-in-Chief. Brig. Gen. Francisco Gudani (who retired last Oct. 4) and Lt. Col. Alexander Balutan instantly drew media attention when they appeared at the Senate hearing last Sept. 28 on the military’s... A TV reporter’s paranoia? A local television reporter recently sought police help when two motorcycle-riding men tailed him while he was on his way home in General Santos City, 980 kilometers south of Manila. According to a police blotter dated last 10 October, ABS-CBN’s provincial reporter Sonny Sombreo was on his way home... Misquoted and Misspelled We appreciate the effort made by newspapers to inform the public about the plight and status of our fellow journalists. But, we would like to make a few clarifications to the story that appeared in the September 6 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (p.A7) entitled, “Study says 54... The Elusive Garci Since the “Hello, Garci” scandal erupted in June, the one key actor in the controversy remains elusive and is danger of being forgotten. Former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, accused of committing poll fraud in the May 2004 elections based on his phone conversations which were illegally wiretapped, had gone... Kris and tell Gone are the days of stereotypical eighteenth-century women who can’t seem to do anything for and by themselves.Unfortunately, the Philippines’s very own justice secretary seems to be stuck in those days. Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, one of the most loyal allies of embattled President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, recently came... « Previous1…567
