Archive for December, 2006
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Chuvanews
I never thought it would happen but it did: chuva, Filipino gayspeak for gossip, has found its way to the news pages of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, in this story written by Bayani San Diego Jr. (who was my fellow proofreader at the Philippine Graphic, back when — pardon the namedropping — Pete Lacaba and [...]
Today, Filipino journalists are scheduled to file a class-action suit against First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, a move that Newsbreak editor Marites Vitug, in this statement issued today, said was meant to “discourage others from behaving the same way the First Gentleman does.”
In a pooled editorial released yesterday, the “libeled ones” said they were “fighting back” [...]
Below is the statement issued today, Thursday, by Marites Vitug, the editor of Newsbreak magazine whose staff members are some of the respondents to the libel cases filed by Mike Arroyo.
Statement
Dec. 28, 2006
The press, no matter how imperfect, keeps an important watchdog function. The First Gentleman, by filing a flurry of libel cases against 45 [...]
Below is the pooled editorial released on Dec. 27 by the journalists who filed today, Thursday, a class-action suit against Mike Arroyo.
MORE THAN half of the 45 reporters, columnists, editors and publishers the First Gentleman, Jose Miguel Arroyo, has sued for libel are filing a civil class action suit against him today, December 28.
Because the [...]
Several of the country’s journalists are going to file a class-action suit against First Gentleman Mike Arroyo tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Clerk of Court of the Makati Regional Trial Court. The suit, according to lawyer Harry Roque, who initiated it along with the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, is meant to counter [...]
ABS-CBN has suspended Korina Sanchez, according to a report in the Inquirer by Bayani San Diego Jr. The suspension, San Diego writes, was for conflict of interest and other issues (allegedly, Korina was involved in a company that produced shows).
Considering that Korina is one of the network’s more bankable personalities, the suspension is remarkable because [...]
I got my latest copy of Newsbreak magazine yesterday and was a bit surprised to read a letter from managing director Ma-an Hontiveros saying that they would soon stop printing the magazine. The magazine’s last print run would be the Feb. 12, 2007 issue.
Newsbreak will, however, continue to be published online (www.newsbreak.com.ph) and that existing [...]
Inquirer columnist wets himself in front of the TV camera during a guesting on ANC’s Media In Focus. (TV grab from ANC)
Vic Agustin, the Inquirer business columnist who got suspended for throwing a glass of water at activist RC Constantino during a press conference, has officially declared himself to the world that he is nuts.
BANGKOK – The Southeast Asian Press Alliance announces the opening of applications for the 2007 SEAPA Journalism Fellowship Program. The Fellowship theme for 2007 is, “Human Rights Versus a Culture of Impunity in Southeast Asia.”
Journalist nationals of all Southeast Asian countries (Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Brunei Darussalam, and East Timor) [...]
I don’t want to rub salt to the wound of the family of Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye but the killing yesterday of his nephew in Muntinlupa City only illustrates what many have been saying all along: that the culture of impunity that is dominating Philippine society at this very moment will not be confined within [...]
The brouhaha over the RC Constantino-Vic Agustin scuffle is not about to die down. Rina Jimenez-David, in her Inquirer column, castigates members of the press for suddenly becoming decorous.
Excuse me, have I been part of a different institution all these decades? When did the media community turn into a club of hoity-toity elites? When did [...]
Mong Palatino, the youthful news editor at Yehey, wonders why most Filipino news companies have not been aggressively using blogging as a tool to improve their coverage of issues and events. In his blog, Mong states:
But Philippine media has also not been aggressively endorsing the use of blogs to improve media content. A TV station [...]
The editors of Newsbreak magazine released a statement today about a resolution by a Manila prosecutor upholding the libel case filed against them by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. The accused are scheduled to post bail at 2 p.m. today.
Former New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal once famously said, by way of driving home the point about conflicts of interests: “I don’t care if you fuck the elephant as long as you don’t cover the circus.”
I was reminded of this quote when I read the juicy “Inside Track” items in Newsbreak magazine about congressmen [...]
The Philippine Daily Inquirer has suspended for a month the column of Vic Agustin in the paper’s business section. The suspension, the publisher said in a note in today’s paper, was due to Agustin’s “rude, boorish behavior” at that press conference called by House speaker Jose de Venecia last Saturday. A three-person committee “reprimanded Agustin [...]
Political Bloodbath Continues: Widow of Slain Activist Shot Dead New Wave of Protests Against Charter Change Set in April Comelec’s Automation to Worsen Election Fraud — Watchdog 2008: Another Bad Year for the Philippine Press ‘Unemployment Figures Wrong; Number of Jobless Higher’ ‘Nicole Is Not the Enemy’ ‘Nicole’: ‘My Conscience Bothers Me’ Why Globe Broadband Sucks Big Time Is the Call Center Industry a Bright Spot for New Graduates? 6 Great Ways to Vent Your Frustrations Eating Dirt Is Actually Good For Children Australia Offers 150 Scholarship Slots for Philippines, Asia-Pacific Why Globe Broadband Sucks Big Time
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"Sampayan ng Bayan". During its Third Congress on March 27-28, 2009, members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-US Chapter staged protest actions against RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement through a "Sampayan ng Bayan" where a clothesline with painted shirts spelling out "JUNK VFA" was wrapped around General MacArthur's statue in Los Angeles, California. (Photo courtesy of Bayan-US)
CANDLES FOR BILLANES Members of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) and other multisectoral groups held a candle lighting activity on March 13, 2009 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani to denounce the increasing number of extrajudicial killings in the country; the most recent was environmentalist and anti-mining activist Eliezer Billanes. (Photo by Kalikasan-PNE)
Goodbye, Rebelyn Thousands joined the funeral march for Rebelyn Pitao, the daughter of a top Communist leader, in Davao City on Saturday. The protesters demanded justice for the schoolteacher, who was brutally murdered allegedly by military agents. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan)
PROTEST OVER REBELYN. Hong Kong human rights groups condemn the abduction, torture, rape and killing of Rebelyn Pitao in a picket protest held on March 11, 2009 at the Philippine Consulate General. (Photo courtesy of BAYAN-Hong Kong)
BERDUGO. Posters accusing the 10th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as "berdugo" (butcher) are posted in major streets in Davao City. The New People's Army (NPA) accused the 10th ID to be behind the killing of 20-year old Rebelyn Pitao, daughter of NPA rebel leader Leoncio Pitao. (Photo by Ruby Thursday More/AKP Images)
Around 10,000 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) gathered at the football field of Agro-Industrial Foundation College of the Philippines in Davao City on Saturday, March 7, 2009 for their 3rd Grand Summit Gathering with MNLF founding chair Prof. Nur Misuari. Some of the MNLF members traveled from as far away as Zamboanga provinces just for the half day gathering. (Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)
Teachers Demand Better Wages. Dozens of public-school teachers take to the street of Manila to demand better wages. They also criticized a proposed law that would give soldiers better salaries than those in the civilian bureaucracy. (Photo by arkibongbayan.org)
Beach Boy. A taho (soybean custard) vendor plies his trade in a seemingly desolate landscape, which is actually a beach in Opol, Misamis Oriental. (Photo by Ayi Muallam/PinoyPress)
Lumad Protest. Some 200 indigenous peoples coming from different parts of Mindanao staged a protest at the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao Command in Panacan, Davao City, on Monday, March 2, 2009, to denounce the human-rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by the military in the indigenous communities. They also called for the repeal of the Mining Act. (Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)
Ban Balikatan. Activists from the group BAN Balikatan in Bicol held protest rallies on Feb. 25 to denounce the holding of the US-Philippine Balikatan exercises in the region. They criticized President Arroyo for being a "puppet" of Washington. (Photo courtesy of arkibongbayan.org)
NO to BNPP. Members of the Network Opposed "NO" to Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Revival ask members of the House of Representatives not to support House Bill 4631 which calls for the revival of the mothballed nuclear plant. Environmental and Civil society groups question the safety of nuclear power plants and instead call for the full implementation of the recently passed Renewable Energy Bill. (Photo by Gigie Cruz/AKP Images)
