pinoy weekly Archives

Photojournalist Deo Montesclaros faces terrorism financing complaint

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – On January 10, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Cagayan issued a subpoena against activists and multimedia reporter Deo Montesclaros due to alleged terrorism charges filed... Read more

Commemorating Martial Law: Media’s short memory of the period

THE CAMPAIGN to make Ferdinand Marcos Jr. president started early, using new platforms to paint a picture of his family’s regime and the period of Martial Law as a... Read more

Back to school, back to old problems and propaganda as patriotic exercise

MUDDIED GROUNDS, crowded classrooms, and a new song to sing at flag-raising – a mix of old and new problems marked the opening of classes on July 29 for... Read more

Rappler describes Marcos’ relationship with the media

CHEERS TO Rappler for its report on the “closely managed” access of the press to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Rappler’s Gaby Baizas described how “inaccessible” the President is; adding... Read more

Inquirer.net reviews UNHRC’s attention to PH laws, press freedom

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its report that did more than echo quotes issued by the Philippine government and its officials during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the state... Read more

Understanding alternative media and their purpose

THE DUTERTE regime’s linking of longstanding news organizations to terror groups last June made clear the narrowing space for diversity and dissent. But this does not come as a... Read more

Quick response: Media question legality of NTC order vs alternative press

CHEERS TO several media organizations for quickly challenging the legality of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) order blocking access to two alternative media news sites. TeleRadyo and TV5 conducted... Read more

SEC affirms decision to revoke Rappler’s corporate registration

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirmed its 2018 decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of the social news site Rappler and Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC)... Read more

FMFA STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH BULATLAT AND PINOY WEEKLY

THE undersigned journalists, media organizations and advocacy groups unequivocally condemn the government’s blocking of access to the websites of media outlets Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly and of other organizations... Read more

Copies of alternative magazine burned

CMFR PHILIPPINES – Copies of alternative news magazine Pinoy Weekly were burned in Pandi, Bulacan, on Thursday, 5 September 2019, when a pro-government group reportedly ransacked the office of... Read more