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Update on the Rolando Ureta case hearing

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility has created a video report on the Sept. 16 hearing of the murder case filed against the alleged killers of radio broadcaster... Read more

Fundamentals

by Luis V. Teodoro IN THE last three weeks or so, PJR Reports has been accused of various offenses through letters to the PJRR editor as well as repeated... Read more

Legitimizing bandits

Would it have improved the prospects for peace negotiations between the bandit group and the government if ABS-CBN’s Ces Drilon had obtained and aired that exclusive interview with the... Read more

Nograles, the press freedom advocate?

A staunch Arroyo ally at the House of Representatives has filed a bill proposing for the abolition of the penalty of imprisonment for libel but increasing the fines for... Read more

Malu Fernandez resumes writing

As anticipated last week, controversial lifestyle writer Malu Fernandez has resumed writing for the Manila Standard Today in today’s issue. Her “reappearance” in the said broadsheet was already announced... Read more

Malu’s back?

Remember the much-ballyhooed (and supposed) apology of Malu Fernandez and her resignation from Manila Standard Today and People Asia: Statement from Malu Fernandez on the OFW Controversy “I am... Read more

Why did People Asia decide to publish Malu Fernandez’s story anyway?

University of the Philippines journalism department chair Rachel Khan raised an important question in the still raging Malu Fernandez controversy: Why did the People Asia editors let Malu Fernandez’s... Read more

Radio station ordered closed for maligning local official

A mayor in a southern Philippine city ordered the closure of a local radio station, which had been criticizing him on-air. Mayor Jose Galario Jr. of Valencia City, Bukidnon,... Read more

Local journalist harassed, threatened after exposing governor’s anomalies

A correspondent based in Batangas, south of Manila, has been living in danger for more than three weeks now after her articles exposing corruption in the province angered Governor... Read more

CPJ story on the journalist killing in RP

An issue that is drawing global media attention to the Philippines is the high death toll of journalists in the country. In the past few months, we, at the... Read more