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(Delivered during the NUJP Forum Commemorating World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2011.) LET ME start by quoting CMFR’s statement which we issued in commemoration… 05/27/2011
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Philippines
Ethics, the Culture of Impunity and Democracy
Terrorist bogey
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Osama bin Laden, the elusive head of the Al Qaeda, is dead. The Obama administration thumps its breast as it announces this feat, which reads… 05/27/2011
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Struggling to make both ends meet with the minimum wage
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mid the soaring prices of basic commodities, what could the meager P404 ($9.39) minimum wage provide for a family of four? By ANNE MARXZE D.… 05/27/2011
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A Mere Token
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis The cornetto ice cream advertisement has been a hit. The ads show that one cannot enter a club, rent a video,… 05/27/2011
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Amnesty International hits Aquino government for lack of justice, continuing violations
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“Civilians continued to be killed as the military’s counter-insurgency plan failed to differentiate between civilians and members of the NPA [New People’s Army]. In some… 05/27/2011
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Palparan’s comeuppance
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By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Remember Jovito Palparan Jr., the notorious Philippine Army officer tagged by militant political activists… 05/27/2011
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Women speak in support of reproductive health bill
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Editha Balolong is just 28 years old and yet she already has six children. She gave birth… 05/27/2011
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Removal of Sandiganbayan justices in Garcia plea bargain pushed
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The immoral and unpatriotic act of the Sandiganbayan justices must be condemned.… 05/27/2011
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LOURDES ‘CHIT’ ESTELLA-SIMBULAN: A principled journalist, a compassionate person
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“Her compassion for victims was natural. She was consistent in her ethics. She was gentle but had the inner strength. How can you not love… 05/27/2011
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MayDay distress call
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No one – not even employers or the government – will dispute the sad state of Philippine labor today. The figures do not lie or… 05/13/2011
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