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The traffic problem: Can media help?
HOW WILL the government solve Metro Manila’s worsening traffic problem? The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is running out of ideas. And it seems all media can do is... Read more
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ABS-CBN’s Esguerra receives 2019 CMFR Award of Distinction; Rappler’s Evangelista is 2019 Marshall McLuhan Fellow
Christian Esguerra of ABS-CBN Corporation received from the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) the Award of Distinction during the annual Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar held this... Read more
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CMFR celebrates 30 years with Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Program
CELEBRATING ITS 30 years of programs to promote press freedom, the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) holds the 2019 Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar with seven journalists... Read more
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UN Rights Body Resolution: Reactions Bury Some Exceptions
FROM ITS early months in 2016, the government’s campaign against illegal drugs has been confronted with protest against human rights violations in its implementation. But nothing has effectively restrained... Read more
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All the President’s Men: Independent or Rubber Stamp?
UNRESOLVED IRREGULARITIES in the recent midterm elections did not stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from proclaiming the new senators last May 22. Nine out of the 12 are... Read more
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PH Slips Further in RSF World Press Freedom Index; Cites Persecution of Critical Media
THE PHILIPPINES dropped one spot in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index released by international media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF-Reporters Without Borders) on April 18. The Philippines ranked... Read more
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Beyond Congress: Explaining the Negative Impact of the Budget Deadlock
NO MATTER who wins in the seemingly endless budget row between the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Filipino people will certainly be on the losing end. On... Read more
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Media Clueless about “Pork” in the 2019 National Budget
IN 2013, the Supreme Court declared “pork barrel” as unconstitutional, the name given to the practice inserted allocations, also known as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), in the national... Read more
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Federal Charter Railroaded: Media Missed House Vote Anomalies
AFTER THREE failed attempts at charter change during her own presidency, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may finally get her wish. On its third and final reading, the House... Read more
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Media Shoot Down ‘Ouster’ List
CHEERS TO online news site InterAksyon and ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for calling attention to the falsehoods in Paolo Duterte’s Facebook list of individuals and organizations allegedly conspiring to... Read more


