Publisher’s Note 2021

PUBLISHER’S NOTE MELINDA QUINTOS DE JESUS Executive Director, CMFR THE STATE OF PHILIPPINE PRESS FREEDOM CMFR’S ASSESSMENT of press freedom in 2021 has found little that is hopeful, and thus, little that is new.  The state of press freedom depends much on the...

Why journalists can’t lose in the 2022 elections

FIRST PERSON Why journalists can’t lose in the 2022 elections? CHRISTIAN ESGUERRA Esguerra is a journalist and an educator. He is a correspondent atABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). He also teaches political journalism and media ethics atthe University of Santo Tomas in...

The Dutertes’ political theater

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