AFTER Davao, the one-day basic safety training course series for journalists in Mindanao shifts to Cagayan de Oro. Organized by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), with support...

TO aid the public in understanding their basic rights under a state of national emergency, we are posting a primer published by the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG).  FLAG released the primer, "Your Human Rights!" in recognition of the...

THE University Council of the University of the Philippines in Diliman issued a statement this morning challenging Proclamation No. 1017 and calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to pave the way for a peaceful transition in...

THE UP College of Law unanimously approved yesterday in a full faculty meeting a statement condemning "in the strongest possible terms this brazen assault on essential freedoms" in the wake of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's state of national emergency...

THE Senate passed a resolution yesterday condemning actions taken by the government following the issuance of Proclamation 1017. The senators questioned what they called "alarming acts" carried out by government authorities, like the...

THE government has arrested two congressmen and announced that at least four others may soon find themselves behind bars in the wake of a failed attempt to oust President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The clampdown does not only call to mind the mood right...

THE New York-based Committee to Project Journalists has asked President Arroyo “to reverse the steps” her government has taken to control the media and to provide an environment where journalists can work freely, without fear....