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PJR Reports October-December 2012
The year 2012 was particularly problematic for the Philippine press, primarily because of the continuing harassment and killing of journalists. But Presidential and Congressional initiatives as well as default... Read more
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Social change and the crisis of information
INFORMATION IS what the Reproductive Health (RH) and Freedom of Information (FOI) bills are all about. The first would provide women with information on their own bodies—which for too... Read more
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Social change and the crisis of information
INFORMATION IS what the Reproductive Health (RH) and Freedom of Information (FOI) bills are all about. The first would provide women with information on their own bodies—which for too... Read more
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FOI: foiled again
AS THE 15th Congress prepared to adjourn on Dec. 22 for the year-end holidays, the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill remains stalled in the legislative process. Read more
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The price of (limited) success
EVERY PHILIPPINE President since Marcos has been critical of the press and has demanded that it behave in a manner acceptable to government. Marcos’ main complaint, as it was... Read more
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The price of (limited) success
EVERY PHILIPPINE President since Marcos has been critical of the press and has demanded that it behave in a manner acceptable to government. Marcos’ main complaint, as it was... Read more
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FOI Bill: Certify Urgent!
THE FREEDOM of Information bill (FOI) in the Senate and in the House of Representatives has advanced despite the odds, having passed the respective committees. FOI is now... Read more
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An underhanded law
THE PRESIDENT’S remark that proper news practitioners should have no reason to worry if the Right of Reply Law passes is not only patronizing but also inversely misleading. It... Read more
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An underhanded law (Updated)
THE PRESIDENT’S remark that proper news practitioners should have no reason to worry if the Right of Reply Law passes is not only patronizing but also inversely misleading. It... Read more
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PNoy’s thing with the media
YES, ONE isn’t quite sure yet what word it is to describe this strange weight that seems to bear down on President Benigno S. Aquino III’s relationship with the... Read more