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House ratifies bicam report on expanded coverage of law to protect journalists' sources

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:47 PM

The House of Representatives ratified the conference committee report of bills expanding the coverage of the so-called Sotto Law, which allows journalists to protect the identities of their sources. Read more »

Rappler’s Ressa bags journalism award from Stanford

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 07:17 AM

The Shorenstein Journalism Award is given to those who have "contributed significantly to a greater understanding of Asia through outstanding reporting on critical issues affecting the region." Read more »

ABS-CBN News Digital wins 2 awards in SOPA 2019 for Boracay, Marawi special reports

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 12:21 PM

ABS-CBN News Digital took home 2 awards at the Society of Publishers in Asia 2019 Awards for Editorial Excellence in Hong Kong on Wednesday for its special reports on the Marawi conflict and the Boracay rehabilitation. Read more »

Pope pays tribute to journalists killed; says press freedom vital

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of May 19 04:36 PM

Pope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jobs, saying media freedom is a key indicator of a country's health. Read more »

Two worlds, two realities? They rank high in surveys, but not on social media

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of May 16 01:59 AM

Last February, PCIJ conducted a social-media audit of what some senatorial candidates in the May 13, 2019 midterm polls were doing online during the pre-campaign period and found that they regarded these as a ‘promotional touchpoint’.  Read more »

The ABC’s of Chinese state-backed finance, foreign direct investments

Alvin A. Camba and Stella Hong Zhang, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of May 12 11:28 AM

When providing Official Development Assistance or ODA, Western donors typically require the recipient states to adhere to international political norms, such as the ratification of human rights, fiscal austerity, bank secrecy laws, and environmental standards.  Read more »

Where is China money going? Gambling, real estate, tours, big cities big winners

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 11 05:54 AM

The fourth state visit to China of President Rodrigo R. Duterte just 2 weeks ago is said to have yielded business deals worth a total of US$12.165 billion and a grant of one billion renminbi (about US$148.5 million). Read more »

Inside a Chinese gambling entity: What happens, who works, how?

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 09 11:41 PM

The sudden surge of offshore gambling firms during Duterte is not surprising.  Read more »

Mga naglabas ng 'Oust Duterte matrix,' balak kasuhan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 03:47 AM

Pinag-iisipan na ng ilang idinadawit sa 'Oust Duterte Matrix' na magsampa ng kaso laban sa mga naglabas ng nasabing matrix, kabilang na ang ilang opisyal ng gobyerno. Read more »

Higit 100 kaso ng 'pag-atake' sa media naitala sa ilalim ng Duterte admin: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 07:35 PM

Sa datos ng Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, mahigit 100 kaso na ng pananakot, pangha-harass, at pag-atake sa media ang naitala sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte.  Read more »

On World Press Freedom Day, Palace says it supports ‘free exercise’ of journalism

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 07:07 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo assured media practitioners in the country that “we do not condone media violence and repression of information.” Read more »

Journalists back Rappler plea to end Duterte coverage ban

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 09:55 AM

A group of journalists filed a petition with the Supreme Court Tuesday in support of Rappler’s plea to end President Duterte’s directive banning the news website’s reporters from covering his events. Read more »

Manila Times editor resigns over 'oust Duterte' matrix

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 06:42 PM

Journalist Felipe Salvosa II has resigned as Manila Times managing editor, days after a matrix linking journalists and lawyers to an alleged ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte was published by the paper.  Read more »

Are PH journalists facing increasing level of intimidation, disinformation?

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 02:15 AM

Journalists and civil society groups weighed in on Monday on the country’s state of media and disinformation. Read more »

This independently-published Filipino-Malaysian author is an Amazon bestseller

Darleen Sy
Posted at Apr 22 02:44 PM

Nazri Noor has loved fantasy books since he was little, and this passion turned into a viable career in the middle of finding his way as a professional writer. He describes his recent commercial success as “deeply satisfying and vindicating,” saying that the media coverage it has gotten has done the work of rubbing it in his doubters’s faces. Read more »

Hatred of journalists turning to violence, watchdog warns

Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 18 07:59 PM

The number of countries where journalists can work safely is plummeting, the annual World Press Freedom Index revealed. Read more »

‘Bayad ’yan’: Duterte discredits journalists behind report on his family’s wealth

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 04:46 AM

Duterte on Wednesday said he will prove that investigative journalists are hacks, his reaction to a three-part series produced by the PCIJ examining his family’s wealth. Read more »

Justice chief rejects journalism watchdog's findings on state of PH press freedom

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 05:30 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday rejected the findings of a Committee to Protect Journalists mission in the Philippines which expressed alarm over "increasing levels of intimidation and a shrinking free press in the country." Read more »

Maria Ressa's cyberlibel arraignment deferred

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 10:55 AM

MANILA - A local court deferred Tuesday the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa in connection with a cyberlibel case filed by a local businessman.  Read more »

Court denies Rappler, Ressa plea to junk cyberlibel raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 10:40 AM

A Manila court has denied an appeal by news site Rappler, its chief Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. to dismiss the cyberlibel case filed against them by businessman Wilfredo Keng.  Read more »