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Out of context
PROVIDING CONTEXT is not a strong suit of the dominant media,* whether in the form of a few paragraphs recalling the background of events, a sidebar, ... Read more
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Beyond the five Ws and the H: Probing the ‘Binay incident’
THE PHILIPPINE Daily Inquirer reported on Dec. 19, 2013 that Makati City mayor Junjun Binay had several security guards of Dasmariñas Village arrested for barring the exit of his... Read more
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Updated: Government prosecutors rest case against 28 accused; Court accepts embalmer’s testimony
CMFR/Philippines – Government prosecutors expressed their intention to rest their case against 28 accused of masterminding and carrying out the Ampatuan Massacre of 2009 on 28 February 2014, more than... Read more
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Victims’ kin appear in court; suspect arraigned
CMFR/Philippines – The kin of three Ampatuan Massacre victims—Alejandro Reblando, Jr., Femy Momay, and Cielo Birzuela—took the witness stand during the ongoing trial of the accused masterminds and killers... Read more
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A relic of colonial times
By Luis V. Teodoro LIBEL AS a means of repression has been problematic in the Philippines even before the Revised Penal Code (RPC) went into effect in January, 1932. Read more
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A relic of colonial rule (Updated)
LIBEL AS a means of repression has been problematic in the Philippines even before the Revised Penal Code (RPC) went into effect in January, 1932. A libel law can be... Read more
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Criminal libel is unconstitutional (Updated)
THERE IS a lot to say about the Cybercrime Prevention Act. And a lot will still be said now that the Supreme Court has upheld some of its key... Read more
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STATEMENT: Libel as problematic as ever for free expression and press freedom
THE FEBRUARY 18 ruling of the Supreme Court declaring key provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) unconstitutional is a victory for free expression. But its... Read more
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