Archive for April, 2008
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Rites of Summer: UP Film Screenings This April
Beat the heat and feel good this summer with UP Film Institute’s distinct screenings.
To jumpstart the film series is Jeffrey Jeturian’s Reality TV-inspired “Bikini Open” with its pointed commentary on mass media.
Sizzlers from Hong Kong include “The Fruit Is Swelling” and “Bug Me Not” with the latter doubling as UP Film Institute’s own special homage [...]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Australian government recently launched its 2009 Australian
Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarships Program which will open to 150 students from across the
Asia-Pacific region including the Philippines.
“An ALA Scholarship is a significant opportunity for high achievers in the Philippines to
extend their education, strengthen their leadership skills, build networks and develop
strategies to address the development [...]
Luis V. Teodoro: Some people believe that the newspapers and the networks are too scared to report the Brian Gorrell case with any prominence. But it’s not a matter of being scared, but of the fact that that’s exactly where stories like this belong.
By Warina Sushil A. Jukuy
Some very young Muslim women approached me three weeks ago. They expressed their anxiety over the fact that academic policies have compelled them to take off their hijab, specifically the head veil or khimar. School authorities ordered them as nursing students to take off their head veils while they are [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes reports that attacks against journalists and media workers at the state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) television station have ceased since March 20.
However, the IFJ continues to hold grave concerns for the safety and well-being of J.S Tisseinayagam, the editor of www.outreachsl.com, who has been detained since being [...]
The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) condemns the two latest attacks on the media ahead of the Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal on April 10.
According to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), an IFJ affiliate, members of the Young Communist League (YCL) threatened Nepal 1 TV journalist Nabaraj Pathik at Manthari, the district headquarters of [...]
Various anti-Arroyo groups will come together in protest once again, but this time, the focus will be the economy.
Groups aligned with the United Opposition (UNO), the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), Edsa 3 Coalition, Laban ng Masa, the Be not Afraid Movement and other Opposition forces will converge at Plaza Miranda in Manila at 4:00 pm [...]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Governments of Iraq and the United States to issue reports and investigations into the widespread targeting and killing of reporters and media staff during the Iraq war. The IFJ says 273 media lives have been lost since the fall of Baghdad to American troops five [...]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.
(PDP-Laban) today warned Malacañang against a
government plan to allow China’ ZTE Corp. to operate a
mining concession in the gold-rich Mount Diwalwal in
Mindanao.
Pimentel said the reported impending entry of ZTE as a
major player in the Mount Diwalwal gold rush area has
caused restiveness among the various stakeholders,
there particularly the small scale [...]
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today warned President Macapagal-Arroyo that her government’s failure to effectively address the rice crisis because of her wrong food security policy adds ground to the people’s mounting calls for her ouster.
“The Filipino people are getting fed up and now begin to understand that Ms [...]
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) today called the Arroyo government’s move to lift the 300,000-metric ton (MT) rice import quota for private traders a step in the wrong direction that will aggravate the rice crisis.
The group argued that lifting the quota will not result in cheaper retail prices for consumers because rice imports are in [...]
PinoyPress Blogs: Make no mistake about it: politics is the only reason Lozada is still alive. If he’s murdered or harmed at this point, it would be a political disaster for Arroyo. And she needs that disaster like a hole in the head.
There had been speculation that the accused had reached a deal with prosecutors after changing their plea.
Jose Antonio Vargas, a 27-year-old reporter for the Washington Post, was part of the team that covered the April 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre.
gmanews.tv: A newspaper columnist was gunned down Monday night, making him the latest casualty of attacks against journalists in the country.
Reds seek activation of NPA hit squads in cities After Ampatuan Massacre, 2009 a Record Year for Journalist Killings Worldwide CHR to military: Respect and protect human rights during martial law in Maguindanao Maguindanao, its political elite and a culture subservient to corruption U.S. Must Improve Responsiveness to Mass Atrocities; Absent UN Action, Make Clear Willingness to Act on Its Own, Says New CFR Report Martial law dilutes the Philippines’s human rights and democratic gains Martial law in Maguindanao sets ‘most dangerous precedent’ Lawyers will wear black armbands, ribbons in courts Law group shall file plunder cases against President Arroyo et al. UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process
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