June 23, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Cross Border, Culture, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Human Rights, Journalist Killings, Maguindanao Massacre, Media, The Internet
JOURNALISTS fleeing from stories and conflict? It seems almost unthinkable. The common view is, where the action is, the journalists would, or should, be there. But as the world marked World Refugee Day last week, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
June 22, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Jejomar C Binay, Noynoy Watch, The Judiciary
By Cong B. Corrales AMID various, big issues hogging the headlines, only two of the country's top five national government officials secured majority approval in their performance ratings,according to the latest Ulat ng Bayan survey of the creditable...
June 19, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Asia IJ Conference, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, In the News, Investigative Reports, Media, Science and Technology
We are reprinting this article of Sarah Hartley originally titled "Drones in Media Bring New Perspectives, Ethical Issues," originally published in Contributoria and reprinted with permission on the website of the Global Investigative Journalism...
June 17, 2015 · Posted in: Access to Information, Civil Society, Culture, Data Journalism, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, IJAsia2014, Internet, Investigative Reports, Journalist Killings, Media, Money Politics, Online Research, Paper Chase, Peace and Conflict
THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN PRESS ALLIANCE (SEAPA) is now accepting applications to its Annual Journalism Fellowship (SAF) for 2015 focused on the theme “Hunger in the (ASEAN) Community.” An alliance of independent media organizations from seven...
June 16, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Charter Change, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Human Rights, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
By Cong B. Corrales REMEMBER thy father's mistakes, do right by the Moro people. This, according to supporters of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), are lessons that Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. might do well to remember before thrashing the...
June 15, 2015 · Posted in: Access to Information, Civil Society, Cross Border, Data Journalism, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Human Rights, Internet, Journalist Killings, Maguindanao Massacre, Media
A FILIPINO with long and solid background on media freedom, human rights, and the political economy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the new executive director of the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA). The Board of Trustees...
June 14, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Culture, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Health Issues, In the News, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict, Women
ALMA Ravina is a second generation coconut farmer in Bondoc Peninsula, Quezon province. Since last year, she already owns the land their family have been toiling for years—well, at least that's what it says on paper. On May 15, 2015, the collective...
