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The Joy de los Reyes in the hearts and minds of friends
JOY, 59 By ALEX MAGNO,The Philippine Star I first ran into Joy de los Reyes over four decades ago, when barricades rose and the streets were on fire. We were combatants, members of what were called “composite teams,” militants expected … Continue reading
Farewell, Joy
Joy Cortes Delos Reyes, the Editor-in-Chief of Malaya Business Insight passed away May 3, 2013. He was 59. His remains lie in estate at his home town of Balete, Aklan until Monday, May 6. He will be flown to Manila … Continue reading
Spin
Spin, in media lingo, is using information to support a particular bias or slant. It’s not exactly false but some aspects of the truth may have been glossed over. As the campaign for the 2013 elections heats up, spin doctors … Continue reading
Are these lascivious?
That’s the question lawyer Harry Roque posed to the Supreme Court justices to underscore the dangers of the Cybercrime Law. He referred to the three photos posted here:
Amended petition vs Cybercrime law underscores unconstitutionality of libel
Last week, we amended our petition against the Cybercrimes Prevention Act of 2012 (R.A 10175) to have it declared wholly as unconstitutional. Please click here for: Amended Petition “We” refers to our group VERA Files and fellow petitioners namely Davao-based … Continue reading
Will Aquino use his political clout for the FOI bill?
With a commanding popularity, hardly dented by controversies and bungling, President Aquino’s push makes a lot of difference in passing the most difficult legislations. We have seen it in the last few weeks. His certification of the Reproductive Health bill … Continue reading
Lolarga and Silverio win 1st Chit Estella awards
By Eimor P. Santos, VERA Files In death, Vera Files trustee and journalism professor Lourdes “Chit” Estella Simbulan continues to champion human rights campaign in the country. The 1st Chit Estella Journalism Awards honored the best journalistic reports on human … Continue reading
Chit Estella Journalism awards focus on human rights reports
Congratulations to the winners in the 1st Chit Estella Journalism awards. The awardees were Elizabeth Lolarga of the Philippine Daily Inquirer for her print story, “365 political prisoners go on hunger strike” and Ina Alleco Silverio of Bulatlat.com for her … Continue reading
Maguindanao massacre on our mind
The 2009 Maguindanao massacre and the sad fact that justice continues to elude the victims were foremost in the minds of the delegates to the 9th Spectrum Fellowship National Campus Journalism conference held at Mambukal resort in Negros Occidental. The … Continue reading
Aquino berating media is becoming boring
Why am I not surprised that the Freedom of Information bill in the House of Representatives has been declared dead in the 15th Congress by press freedom advocates? Simple: President Aquino does not support it. Despite the fact that he … Continue reading
