International media groups slam jailing REPORTERS Without Borders said in a statement that the imposition of a two-year jail sentences of a court in the Rangoon suburb of Padeban, Burma, on each of the five members of the weekly Bi Mon Te Nay’s...

WHILE the preliminary investigation into the death of Jennifer Laude started only yesterday, October 21, in the Philippines, a separate virtual trial seems to have unfolded before the bar of public opinion on Facebook. Four Facebook pages have already...

BITTEN, beaten, and drowned. These, thus far, are the only facts in the death of Jennifer Laude. These are the only facts that the autopsy on her dead body showed. Nothing more. There are more questions than answers now as the Olongapo City...

Congress' power of the purse lost in appropriation By Julius D. Mariveles and Fernando R. Cabigao [caption id="attachment_17097" align="aligncenter" width="500"] GRAPHICS BY CONG B. CORRALES[/caption] ALL SOULS' Day is still a week away but civil...

Or why should we care if the term "savings" is redefined IF THE word “savings” will be redefined once the General Appropriations Bill for 2015 passes, of what significance would it be for Juan and Juana Dela Cruz? Should we - you and me -...

IN COVERING CHILDREN IN THE NEWS TODAY ON OUR JOURNALIST'S TOOLBOX: Children in the news by the Center for Media Freedom and Reponsibility This article was first published on the CMFR website on June 29, 2006. We are reprinting it today with the...

Of its social and environmental safeguard policies By Cong B. Corrales International human rights groups have sounded alarm bells over a leaked draft of the World Bank’s proposed revision of its safeguard policies since it is seen to endanger...