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Update on Martial Law

MARTIAL LAW is now history. Why then an update, a term journalists usually use for reports that keep up with the latest developments in current events. Perhaps even history... Read more

PRESUMABLY SPEAKING for President Benigno Aquino III, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma described martial rule — which Ferdinand Marcos imposed throughout the country 43 years ago through Presidential Proclamation... Read more

Update on Martial Law

MARTIAL LAW is now history. Why then an update, a term journalists usually use for reports that keep up with the latest developments in current events. Perhaps even history... Read more

Free expression under siege

PRESUMABLY SPEAKING for President Benigno Aquino III, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma described martial rule — which Ferdinand Marcos imposed throughout the country 43 years ago through Presidential Proclamation... Read more

Reporting the South China Sea Dispute: Lack of context still at issue

Associate Justice Carpio’s public lecture provided the necessary historical and empirical context to shed light on the causes of the dispute and explained the significant stakes involved and the... Read more

Creating ‘news’

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a banner story which erroneously declared Mary Jane Veloso, a migrant worker in death row in Indonesia, dead. Read more

What about them?

Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for raising a timely question amid war talks in some parts of Mindanao: What about the Maguindanao children? Read more

Philippines ranked 141st in 2015 World Press Freedom Index

Although up eight places from its 2014 ranking, the Philippines continues to be among those countries with “very difficult” press situations in the world, according to the... Read more

Callous Korina

JEERS TO TV Patrol’s Korina Sanchez for her insensitive and irresponsible remarks on Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) in her program’s Dec. 3 newscast. Read more