March 24, 2013 · Posted in: Civil Society, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, Journalist Killings, Maguindanao Massacre, Media, Noynoy Watch
By Cong B. Corrales
WHILE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS would want swift government action on media murder cases, government should still exercise prudence and caution, a media group said over the weekend.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said that the recent...
THAILAND'S Public Broadcasting Service (TPBS) has cancelled a ground-breaking public affairs show discussing the sensitive issue of the Thai monarchy in a move that again sparked debates over the country's lese majeste law.
Thailand is very sensitive...
March 21, 2013 · Posted in: Access to Information, Civil Society, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Journalist Killings, Maguindanao Massacre, Media, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
THE CRIMINAL CASE against the main suspects in the Gerry Ortega murder struck a snag after the Court of Appeals reversed the recommendation of government prosecutors to indict former Palawan governor Joel Reyes and his brother Mario for the...
by Cong B. Corrales
THE PHILIPPINES still has a long way to go while some of our neighbors in Asia have zoomed their way towards becoming the fast-rising new powers in the global stage.
According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2013 Human...
SHEILA S. CORONEL, founding executive director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and currently director of the Tony Stabile Center for Investigative Reporting in Columbia University, struck a sensitive chord online in the...
WHAT MAKES you happy? What will make Filipinos and the Philippines happy?
For the first time on Wednesday, March 20, the world will observe "International Day of Happiness."
The United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a statement located...
March 13, 2013 · Posted in: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Investigative Reports, Media, Noynoy Watch
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) invites mid-career and senior Filipino journalists, citizen media, and bloggers to apply for a three-day training seminar-workshop on Basic Investigative Reporting.
Applicants from print,...
