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Duterte's coverage ban violates press freedom - CMFR

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Posted at May 01 02:10 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's ban on news website Rappler from covering his events violates press freedom, according to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. 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 »

This column of Renato Constantino throwing shade at Kokoy Romualdez is so brilliant it didn’t need words

ANCX
Updated as of Mar 12 02:16 PM

Come to think of it, it’s such a classic it can even apply to select members of the current dispensation  Read more »

PH journalists urged to abandon 'timid' stance vis-à-vis gov't

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Posted at Jan 02 08:38 PM

MANILA - Journalists should step up its oversight role vis-a-vis the Philippine government after being "timid, if not indulgent" since the new administration took over, a veteran journalist said on Wednesday.  Read more »

No reason to celebrate EDSA under Duterte - media watchdog

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Updated as of Feb 25 03:14 PM

MANILA - Under President Rodrigo Duterte's regime, there is no reason to celebrate the 1986 EDSA People Power uprising, the chairperson of a Filipino media watchdog believes. Read more »

SEC could have dealt with Rappler in 'non-draconian' measures: CMFR

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Posted at Jan 17 11:50 AM

MANILA - The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility believes the Security and Exchange Commission could have dealt with news website Rappler without easing the company out of business. Read more »

CMFR: Journalists in PH need to be bolder

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 04:09 PM

The Philippines has been listed as the fifth most dangerous country for journalists this year Read more »

Libel, fraud laws also cover bloggers, CMFR chair says

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Posted at Oct 05 11:05 PM

Journalists are not the only ones covered by the concept of fairness, Vergel Santos of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) said on Thursday.   Read more »

Veteran journo: Blogging not the same as journalism

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 11:43 AM

MANILA - A veteran journalist on Tuesday said Malacañang's accreditation of bloggers could send a signal to the public that journalists and bloggers with a huge following are equal and the same. Read more »

WATCH: What is 'fake news'?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 10:28 PM

Vergel Santos of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) explained how he defines "fake news" or false information. Read more »

Journalists told: Unite to protect profession

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 07:50 PM

Despite competition, journalists should come together on certain issues, especially when their profession is put at risk, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility said Wednesday. Read more »

'Freedom of Exemptions': Journalists slam FOI exemptions

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 06:12 PM

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) both lament the exemptions placed on President Rodrigo Duterte's executive order on Freedom of Information (FOI) in the executive branch. Read more »

Is Duterte only misunderstood?

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Posted at Sep 21 01:03 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is often misunderstood because foreign journalists "see things in their own Western way," the social media director of Duterte's presidential campaign said.  Read more »

Is Duterte's drug war working? Analysts weigh in

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 06:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs was both bloody and effective, analysts said on Thursday, which marked his first 50 days in office. Read more »