Journalist reports surveillance weeks after Tausug massacre story
A journalist who reported on the massacre of seven Tausug evacuees in Patikul, Sulu last September 14 complained of being tailed by an unidentified man. Julie Alipala of the Philippine Daily Inquirer posted on her Facebook wall she was tailed by a “suspicious looking man” for five hours after she left an anti-cybercrime office Wednesday. […]
JoMag: ‘I was surprised, shocked’
Department of Labor and Employment undersecretary Joel Maglunsod said he did not receive notice of his dismissal before President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement in a speech Tuesday in Catarman, Northern Samar. “I was surprised, shocked even,” Maglunsod told Kodao, adding he only learned of the President’s statement when he opened his mobile phone after […]
Labor movement hails, welcomes back ‘JoMag’
Never has a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) official been unanimously hailed and defended by the labor movement as Joel Maglunsod. As when they issued a joint manifesto against labor-only contracting last year and jointly commemorated International Labor Day in May 1 this year, the country’s major labor groups were again united, this time […]
Groups vow to go after Mocha despite resignation
Groups welcomed Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson’s resignation this morning, saying the controversial official’s departure is “long overdue”. Media and arts alliance Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity (LODI) said it gladly welcomes Uson’s departure as a victory against disinformation. “[Her resignation] proves disinformation is not forever. Napupuno din ang […]
Int’l group launches book on Philippine community broadcasting
ENTEBBE, Uganda–The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) launched a book on community radio broadcasting in the Philippines, narrating its nearly three-decade history and laying down the challenges it faces in one of the most dangerous countries for journalists in the world. Entitled Amplifying the People’s Voices: The Philippine Community Radio Experience […]
NUJP-Batangas slams PNP’s policy on no media access to spot reports
By Lottie Salarda / NUJP Media Safety Office The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Batangas Chapter slammed a new Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office IV-A policy disallowing members of the local media to access spot police reports “unless a clearance is secured from its national headquarters.” The policy has been enforced since June […]
‘Mababang tingin ni Duterte sa kababaihan’
“Ayaw namin kay Duterte dahil sa hindi maganda at mababa niyang pagtingin sa kababaihan.”—Gert Libang, Vice-Chairperson, Gabriela
Rights groups express alarm over intensified harassment
By Joseph Cuevas Karapatan and other progressive groups scored the government over recent incidents of harassments and red-tagging of progressive organizations and activists. Karapatan linked this series of attacks to the alleged ‘Red October’ destabilization plot the military and police said the Communist Party of the Philippines and other groups are about to launch this […]
Would CASER have prevented mining disasters?
SPECIAL REPORT By Raymund B. Villanueva National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Randy Malayao can only shake his head as he looked at photos of the landslide in Itogon, Benguet last month that reportedly killed 69 residents, majority of whom were miners and their families. Initial reports said the tragedy was brought […]
DOJ dismisses complaint vs Catanduanes gov over 1st media killing under Duterte
By Lottie Salarda “We were not surprised anymore,” Catanduanes journalist Marlon Suplig said after learning that the Department of Justice in Manila dismissed the murder complaint against Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua and others over the murder of Catanduanes Now Publisher Larry Que in 2016. What surprised them was the failure of the DOJ to notify […]