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Missing out on the Witch-hunt: Delayed Media Attention on List of Terrorists

THE PRESIDENT’s love-hate relationship with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ended with him tagging them as a terror group, endangering the lives of 600 individuals... Read more

For Freedom’s Sake: Stand with Rappler

Statement of the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility NEWS MEDIA organization Rappler is challenging in the courts the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) revocation of its Certificate... Read more

Enough Echoing the PNP’s Press Releases

With so many questions left unanswered about the number of killings in the course of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, some etched in the public mind for their horror... Read more

Tony Calvento, 63

COLUMNIST TONY Calvento died October 9 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Calvento gained popularity in the 1990s for his column “Hotline” in the... Read more

Joe Taruc, 70

VETERAN BROADCASTER Joe Taruc passed away Saturday, September 30. He was 70. According to the family’s statement, Taruc died in his sleep. Taruc started his 49-year career in... Read more

Squabble in the Senate

Screengrab from CNNPhilippines.com. Squabbling senators led the hearing into a sorry display of disorderly conduct, derailing the attention of the public as well as the media from relevant and salient... Read more

Press Solidarity: Responding to Restrictive Policies and Reclaiming Access to Vital Police Information

THE DUTERTE regime has systematically taken steps to weaken the press, destroy its credibility and erode its capacity to report and to provide citizens with the information they... Read more

Maute in Marawi: Hazy Information at the Outbreak of Crisis

VIOLENCE STRUCK the province of Lanao del Sur anew when government troops clashed with the Maute group in Marawi City on the afternoon of May 23. Residents of... Read more

Discovering the Hidden Cell: Simplistic Reporting

THE DISCOVERY of a hidden jail cell in a police station in Tondo, Manila on Thursday, April 27, added yet another anecdotal evidence to a growing body of... Read more

A Lukewarm Response to Charges, Silence from the Rest of Media

“DO NOT hesitate to attack or criticize me if I do wrong in my job. It is your duty.” President Rodrigo Duterte directed this statement to reporters... Read more