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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

Media reporting on HIV/AIDS

Covering a ‘silent story’ Media reporting on HIV/AIDS By Ma. Diosa Labiste MEDIA COVERAGE of HIV/AIDS* in the country is generally sympathetic but remains seasonal and, sometimes, sensational. These were some of the findings of a study by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines under the International...

Living in Dangerous Times

Survival tips for journalists Living in Dangerous Times By Junette B. Galagala N THE Philippines, where some journalists regard libel suits as badges of honor, threats are seen as part of the journalist’s territory. But in a country that has been ranked as the second most dangerous place in...

The struggles of the community press

The struggles of the community press Surviving politics and poverty By Nathan Lee and Jose Bimbo F. Santos CAN AN independent press survive in an environment of political warlordism and economic want? Members of the country’s provincial press have long been wrestling with this question. In some community papers,...

Bangkok Declaration

Bangkok Declaration Asia Media Forum Bangkok, December 17-19, 2006 This declaration was drafted in a conference sponsored by the Asia Media Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 17-19, 2006. The event was attended by journalists and journalism educators from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia,...

The legal basis for suing Jose Miguel Arroyo

Under the Philippine Civil Code, there exists a chapter with the title, “Human Relations.” It is the second chapter of the Code and it contains the articles that were cited by the journalists as the basis for the class action suit against the President’s husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo. Chapter...

Journalists take a public figure to court: FIGHTING BACK

Journalists take a public figure to court FIGHTING BACK By Jose Bimbo F. Santos “In the history of the world, those who have won have always been those who have challenged the unchallengeable.” — Oriana Fallaci Filipino journalists and their sympathizers made history on Dec. 28 when they filed...

Heroes of Press Freedom: Jose Burgos Jr. – A Timeless Hero

Heroes of Press Freedom: Jose Burgos Jr. A Timeless Hero By Lourdes Molina Fernandez IT WAS the height of irony that a newspaper that was part of the “crony press” under Ferdinand Marcos, and from which sprang the core group of reporters and editors that gave world press freedom...

How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole”

How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole” By Venus L. Elumbre From the day a 22-year-old Filipino woman accused a US Marine of raping her in Subic until the end of the court hearings, the media in general referred to the victim as “Nicole.” The use...

TV Monitors

Cheering squad for Cha-cha On Dec. 4, Newswatch, which is aired on government-sequestered RPN-9, came out with a one-sided report criticizing opponents of Charter change (Cha-cha) in Congress. On hand to bash critics of Cha-cha were Raul Lambino, spokesperson of pro-Cha-cha Sigaw ng Bayan, and another advocate, Commissioner Romela...

Print Monitors

The forgotten While Congress and media were preoccupied with the Charter-change debate, important bills were gathering dust in the House of Representatives. The Manila Times published a special report on the proposed laws that legislators were neglecting (“Urgent national bills, including Palace-certified ones, neglected,” Nov. 26 and 27). The...