A story from the Manila Bulletin detailing the major threats facing the local tobacco sector was among the winners at the 18th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards. The winning story, “ Wilting laborers, sprouting smugglers: The crisis in the Philippine tobacco industry ,” was published...
The National Schools Press Conference (NSPC), which gathers campus journalists nationwide to compete in various fields, will be held in Cebu province this July as announced by the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) In DepEd Memorandum No. 025 s. of 2024 signed by Undersecretary...
Multi-awarded broadcast journalist Miguel “Mike” Enriquez’s passing is a great loss to Philippine journalism which is currently besieged by fake news and disinformation, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Estrada, who filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s sympathy and...
A group of advocates seeking to advance humane drug policies in the country is now opening a media fellowship for Filipino journalists interested to cover drugs and drug policy reforms in the Philippines. Drug Policy Reform Initiative (DPRI), will hold the “Putting People First—Media...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We were delighted to see our old friend and fellow Pangasinense, the US-based Roger Oriel, who owns and publishes the popular Asian Journal newspaper, with circulation in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York City, and New...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 hailed the acquittal of journalist and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and her news outlet Rappler of tax evasion charges as a “win for free and defiant journalism in the Philippines.” Hontiveros issued the statement after the first division of the...
PARIS, France -- Few will lose as much as journalists if Twitter dies, having grown reliant on its endless sources and instant updates despite the dangers and distortions that come with it. There has been fevered talk of the platform's imminent demise since billionaire Elon Musk took over last...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid With the current challenges facing democracy and press freedom worldwide with trends towards autocratization and government manipulation of media, it is time to shift our attention to this continuing erosion of democracy. This is shown in the growing...
Poor is the reader of the writer or the journalist who doesn’t read Here is the transcript of a speech I delivered before a writing symposium at the First Pacific Leadership Academy in Antipolo, Rizal. Good morning! Before we start the day, I think we have to know a little more about why we are...
There might be formulas, techniques, or tricks in writing. But every time you buckle down to write, you start from zero BLEED WORDS Leonid Pasternak's 19th century painting The Throes of Creation It’s a complicated thing, writing is. All you need is the truth, but it’s hard to do. No matter how...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina That the Nobel Peace Prize, arguably the world’s most prestigious award, was finally given to a Filipino is certainly stunning. After 120 years of existence, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to bestow the highest honor to journalist Maria...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said on Tuesday, Oct. 5, that he has always been transparent about his financial standing amid reports on his alleged unlisted offshore company. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
