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Rethinking ‘mug shot’ publication

THE PUBLICATION of the "mug shot" of any individual is ethically questionable, but has been routine media practice in the Philippines. In some countries, for example in the... Read more

Advocates launch online petition to pass FOI bill

Members of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN) launched an online signature campaign addressed to the Aquino administration to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. The... Read more

FOI Advocates Light Up for FOI, Demand Action by House of Representatives

STATEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW! COALITION WE ARE members of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition, a network of more than 150 organizations from various sectors... Read more

Senate committee approves FOI bill

The Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media has approved the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill and will submit its report next week, said committee chairperson Senator Grace... Read more

Human rights, press freedom, and the FOI bill

THE FREEDOM of Information bill filed by the Right to Know. Right Now! (R2KRN) Coalition is likely to pass the Senate, if experience during the 14th and 15th Congress... Read more

Human rights, press freedom, and the FOI bill

By Luis V. Teodoro THE FREEDOM of Information bill filed by the Right to Know. Right Now! (R2KRN) Coalition is likely to pass the Senate, if experience during the 14th... Read more

FOI will be passed in the 16th Congress, says Poe

Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, is confident that the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill will be passed in the 16th... Read more

R2KRN: FOI advocates joining Luneta indignation on budget scam

CMFR is a member of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN)—a network of about 160 organizations and individuals from various social sectors and civil society groups, which... Read more

Paradigm shift in the killing of journalists

THE NUMBERS alone should be cause for concern. The killing of journalists is continuing, with 134 killed in the line of duty out of a total number of 201... Read more

Paradigm shift in the killing of journalists

THE NUMBERS alone should be cause for concern. The killing of journalists is continuing, with 134 killed in the line of duty out of a total number of 201... Read more