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Life on the Beat: The Department of Justice

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw The Department of Justice: 2 press corps and an ‘injustice’ secretary By Rosario Joy E. Flores Department of Justice (DOJ) beat reporters usually start pounding the beat just before noon. Except when there are big stories, reporters spend most of...

Life on the Beat: Manila City Hall

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw Manila City Hall: A price to pay for independence By Jam Marie Y. Razal The number of factions among reporters in the Manila City Hall beat changes from time to time. According to Raymund Antonio of Manila Bulletin, there are...

Life on the Beat: The House of Representatives

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw The House of Representatives By Junette B. Galagala As one reporter puts it, the House of Representatives beat is “reactionary.” That is, reports are mostly based on the reactions of the congressmen on issues being taken up by the House....

Life on the Beat: The Senate

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw The Senate: The good life By Mark D. Merueñas If, as a journalist, you yearn for the good life, you might want to consider being assigned to the Senate. There, reporters have the privilege of interviewing some of the most...

Life on the Beat: Camp Crame

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw Camp Crame: Still (mostly) a man’s world By Annemylin B. Perez Camp Crame, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is located in Quezon City. Right across is Camp Aguinaldo, the national headquarters of the Armed Forces of...

Life on the Beat: The Philippine Stock Exchange

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw The Philippine Stock Exchange: Rubbing elbows with the rich By Hanna Mahalet C. Antolin The Tektite Tower which houses the Philippine Stock Exchange Center in Ortigas has two media rooms. One is at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the...

17th JVOAEJ: And the winners are…

By Hector Bryant L. Macale IN-DEPTH journalism has now become part and parcel of Philippine journalism. On its 17th year, the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) gave an unprecedented number of awards to journalists for investigative and explanatory reports. The awards program, attended by almost...

Crisis: National

Two journalists slain in Kidapawan Two peace advocates, also working as part-time journalists, were gunned down by unidentified men late afternoon of June 19 in Kidapawan City. George Vigo, a contributor of the Union of Catholic Asian News, and his wife, Maricel Alave-Vigo, host of dxND Radio for Peace...

Crisis: International

Egyptian editor, reporter convicted Ibrahim Eissa and Sahar Zaki, editor and reporter of the weekly Al-Dustour, respectively, were recently convicted for publishing a report critical of President Hosni Mubarak and other top government officials in Egypt. In a decision handed down on June 26, the court in Al-Warrak sentenced...

Obituary

Jurado, 86 Veteran journalist Guillermo “Willie” Jurado died in his sleep at his home in Daly City, California on June 2. He was 86. Jurado had suffered from Parkinson’s Disease, a weak heart, and diabetes, among other complications before his death, according to his brother, Manila Standard Today columnist...