I’m leaving the Philippines today 🇵🇭It’s been an honour covering the news here. Maraming salamat ❤️
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A win for impunity in the Philippines
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippines will not be reinstating its membership of the International Criminal Court amid an impending probe into the Duterte era drug war-related killings. His administration is, however, is studying how to respond to the ICC.
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My 2022 reporting showreel 🇵🇭
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WATCH: Want to know what the media was like under the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos? Here’s the BBC’s Julian Pettifer reporting from Manila in 1974, two years into martial law 2/2
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WATCH: Want to know what the media was like under the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos? Here’s the BBC’s Julian Pettifer reporting from Manila in 1974, two years into martial law 1/2
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An azkal / aspin can be as beautiful as a pedigree dog if you treat them with love and compassion. I saw many tied to fences and homes, living pitiful lives. I hope that changes. More on Tisay here: bit.ly/3Sa57gr
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The good news is I know that Beth and her daughters love and care for Tisay. I will continue to be a dog dad, supporting from afar. Leaving her behind is incredibly sad 😔 but the most important thing is she is in a loving, caring home 🤍🐕 2/2 #supportazkals
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Here’s the sad part. Tisay, who is now ~13 years old, is staying in the Philippines with Ate Beth. She spends most of her days sleeping and has wobbly back legs. I didn’t want to put her through hours of trauma for what I’m guessing could be the last year of her life. 1/2
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Be the voice of truth sir, our press freedom is under attack. God bless
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More photos of post-earthquake Vigan being circulated via Messenger. Images are forwarded many times it's difficult to name a taker, except ctto.
But can confirm: those streets are Vigan's.
Agannad tayo, kakabsat! Please be alert and be ready for any aftershocks!
#EarthquakePH
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6.8! #EarthquakePH
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#BREAKING 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines: USGS
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Felt like more than 30 seconds of swaying. Life getting back to normal again here in Makati. #EarthquakePH
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Earthquake in Manila. Building swaying, sound of plaster cracking in condo #lindol #manilaearthquake
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No mention by President Marcos of improving press freedom, human rights, and tackling extra judicial killings - three blights on the Philippines’ global reputation #SONA2022 📷: RTVM
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The Ateneo gunman alleges his victim was a drug lord - the shooting almost emblematic of the drug war and the culture of impunity that came (comes?) with it, except this was done brazenly in broad daylight.
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Online violence is real world violence. Impunity online leads to impunity offline.
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I will never forget July 23, 2016, at 1:29am, precisely six years ago today.
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❤️🙏🏻 top journalists of 🇵🇭
Thank you for inspiring me always.
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Saying goodbye to my wonderful friends BenCab and Annie ❤️🇵🇭
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LOOK: A jeepney crashes into a street food stall on Chino Roces Ave, Makati. A man is currently trapped against the wall but is still alive as the authorities attempt to free him.
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Six years ago, the Philippines won a landmark legal victory over China over disputed territories in the South China Sea - but there is still a constant Chinese Coastguard presence 👇🏻
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Five years ago, the Philippines won a landmark legal victory over China over disputed territories in the South China Sea - but there is still a constant Chinese Coastguard presence
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It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field.
Previewed by on July 11, it shows galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of 's first full-color images & data will be revealed July 12: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
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A MOTHER’S GRIEF. Cristina holds the photos of her three sons who were killed in 2017, 2019, and 2022.
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Downtime 🤫
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UPDATE: Philippine Court of Appeals upholds cyber libel conviction against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. Rappler’s statement:
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BREAKING: The appeal of Maria Ressa, CEO of online news outfit Rappler, & its former writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. for their cyberlibel conviction handed by the Manila RTC in June 2020 has been denied.
The decision sentences Ressa and Santos to up to 6 yrs in prison.
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Hi , I applied for a TOR a month ago. Your website says you aim to turn these around in 14 working days. Please can you let me know what’s happening with my application? Many thanks, Howard
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The damage is done — he already profited from this content and it says something that it wasn't YouTube that took down these videos — but still a win that demonstrates how disinfo / influencer accountability reporting can have impact. Remember guys, Jesus loves you! 🤪
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This came after Rappler reviewed Sangkay Janjan’s videos from December 2, 2017 to June 14, 2022. The investigation identified the common themes and conspiracy theories amplified in his vlogs, as well as the frequent targets of his attacks.
READ: rappler.com/newsbreak/in-d
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“People get their information on Facebook. And they can’t tell the difference between the truth and a lie”. This doc studies attacks on journalism in USA, Brazil and Mexico, but much of it applies to the Philippines where good journalists are harassed for upholding democracy.
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Honoured and privileged to have spoken to you at a journalism seminar in my school almost three years ago, sir.
All the best! 🙏 See you again soon 🇵🇭🇬🇧
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LOOK: 'The Kingmaker' director Lauren Greenfield reacts on the billboard put up for Imelda Marcos' 93rd birthday.
It appears that the photo was used without Greenfield's permission. | via
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This is the end. Last day as Philippines Correspondent 🥺🫳🏻🎤
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"I once knew a man who saw what little had been achieved since independence… but he got it done... So will it be with his son. You will get no excuses from me. I am here not to talk about the past, I am here to tell you about our future. A future of sufficiency, even plenty."
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A sentiment I’ve heard repeated by many young, progressive-minded Filipinos recently
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Happening now: Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr at the Malacanang Palace. Photo: RTVM
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