By Earl G. Parreno “Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility. Ethical journalism means dedication to accuracy: fact-checking and credible sources." - US Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg “Quality journalism enables...

Cong B. Corrales THE ARREST of former major general Jovito Palparan will bolster the cases filed against the ex-military official accused of a string of alleged human rights violations. The arrest came three years after Judge Teodora Gonzales of the...

By Ed Lingao THE MAN WHO, by his own account, was once considered "a weakling" who would not survive in the real world, had thought of himself as the necessary iron fist that would clear the country, not just of the communist New People's Army, but of...

Palparan and the counter-insurgency game plan By Julius D. Mariveles EX-ARMY general and former congressman Jovito Palparan has been accused of ordering the abduction, torture, and murder of civilians whom he suspected to be connected with or...

PCIJ guest blogger Tonyo Cruz shares this article on human rights reporting after attending a training seminar conducted by the PCIJ and Newsbreak last week. Cruz had worked as a reporter for the Manila bureau of Asahi Shimbun and Malaya. He also...

COVERAGE of the conflict in Mindanao seldom tackles its economic and social costs beyond the deaths and injuries among combatants and civilians caught in the crossfire, damage to property and infrastructure, and to some extent, deaths and illnesses...

THE media have abdicated their watchdog role on the issue of the peace negotiations between the Arroyo government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), particularly with regard to the abandoned memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain. This...