Student journalists mark 3rd year of massacre
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3 years after Ampatuan Massacre, kin, groups dissatisfied with Aquino’s actions
3 years after Ampatuan Massacre, kin, groups dissatisfied with Aquino’s actions
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Taken together, the acts of commission and omission by the Aquino administration betray sheer lip service to justice and press freedom, and a dangerous tendency to sacrifice both to the exigencies of power.” – media groups
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Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance
Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The continued reign of impunity, political dynasties and warlordism, the Aquino government’s contempt for a critical press and the lack of sweeping political, electoral and judicial reforms all contribute to the absence of justice.
Anti-mining activist slapped with libel case for Facebook post faces death threats
Anti-mining activist slapped with libel case for Facebook post faces death threats
By INA ALLECO R.SILVERIO
A few days after anti-mining activist Esperlita Garcia posted bail for a libel case filed against her on the basis of her Facebook post, her daughter reported that two men and a woman came to their house looking for her.
Philippine Freedom of Information bill still nowhere near passage
Philippine Freedom of Information bill still nowhere near passage
By MARK PERE MADRONA
“The FOI bill can be a powerful tool in empowering people. People should always assert their right to information.” – Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III
A free press could never be cowed nor silenced
A free press could never be cowed nor silenced
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Last week, activists of the 1970s up to the present commemorated the 40th year of the declaration of Martial Law not only to recall those dark years but also to remind the people of the dangers of a dictatorship or its repressive instruments being revived. One of the legacies of Martial law was treating the press as a dangerous enemy that needs to be suppressed.
Martial law’s legacy of stifling the press persists
Above-ground alternative press: Open defiance to the Marcos dictatorship
Underground press during martial law: Piercing the veil of darkness imposed by the dictatorship
Anti-Cybercrime law, an attack against freedom of expression, other civil rights
Anti-Cybercrime law, an attack against freedom of expression, other civil rights
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Press freedom advocates said the new law could also be used to justify the shutdown of websites that are critical to the government without the necessity of a court warrant and in keeping with the Marcosian tradition of curtailing the freedoms of expression and opinion.
Antonio Zumel @ 80, He never wrote 30
Antonio Zumel @ 80, He never wrote 30
By MARYA SALAMAT
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, family, friends, comrades, and journalists remembered the life and works of a great journalist and revolutionary martyr, Antonio Zumel. Death may have stopped Antumel from continuing with his work in the service of the Filipino people, but his life continues to inspire.
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Davao radio union wins strike
Davao radio union wins strike
By JOHN RIZLE SALIGUMBA
Radio workers union hailed the strike as pivotal to the resolution of the labor dispute saying that the “weight of workers’ strike (is) a valid and only option to defend the workers” interest, especially with the current “rampant wage freeze and wage hike moratorium among the yellow traditional labor unions.”
Radio workers in Davao, Manila hit management’s ‘illegal acts’
Radio workers in Davao, Manila hit management’s ‘illegal acts’
By MARYA SALAMAT
While the Radio Mindanao Network’s Davao workers are on strike and the Manila workers battling for the certification of its union, the management, the workers said, has been delaying the negotiations and has been trying to bust the union.
Isagani Yambot: loving father, excellent journalist, press freedom fighter
Isagani Yambot: loving father, excellent journalist, press freedom fighter
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Gani, considered as a giant in the Philippine media industry, is a simple man, a loving father, a passionate teacher and a staunch defender of press freedom.
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