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Rogelio Bagabuyo, 75 MINDANAO-BASED COLUMNIST and lawyer Rogelio Bagabuyo died of kidney failure Thursday, June 16. He was 75. Bagabuyo was a columnist for the Gold Star Daily.... Read more

Mamasapano Revisited: The Press Got Played

SENATE HEARINGS in aid of legislation are an important part of democracy. The very nature of these hearings – senators have subpoena and contempt powers and are immune... Read more

International Terrorism as Local News

MORE THAN 120 people were killed in the coordinated attacks in six locations by the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS) on November 13 in Paris. The ruthless killings... Read more

Adequate, but can still be improved

CHEERS TO the media for giving voice to the plight of Lumad communities whose members have been the victims of killings by paramilitary groups and alleged military elements in... Read more

Distorting the truth about IDPs

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for failing to verify a press statement that gravely misrepresented the position of a UN official. Read more

Media coverage of the Mamasapano Clash: Unethical, inflammatory and sensationalized

Misinformation and even disinformation, sensationalism, as well as lack of context characterized the coverage — the kind of reporting that for its ethical lapses inflames an already volatile situation... Read more

Proofreading error?

JEERS TO THE Manila Times for erroneously associating the acronym of the Philippine armed forces with an international news wire organization in a report published in their online... Read more

Media barred from coverage; colonel apologizes

CMFR/Philippines – Army troops prevented reporters and photographers from entering a refugee evacuation center in Guindulungan town, Maguindanao province, on 30 July 2013. Maguindanao province in the island of... Read more

AFP press release

JEERS to Malaya for the report “AFP officials to attend DOJ probe on missing UP students,” which sounded like a press release from the Armed Forces of the Philippines... Read more

AFP Press Release

JEERS to Malaya for the report “AFP officials to attend DOJ probe on missing UP students,” which sounded like a press release from the Armed Forces of the Philippines... Read more