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PPI elects new set of officers
by Philippine Press Institute|22 June 2016|Civic Journalism Community Press Awards, National Press Forum, News
Marking its 52nd anniversary as the country’s premier association of newspapers, the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) elected a new board of trustees on Wednesday, June 22, at its Annual Membership Meeting at Century Park Hotel in Manila. Alfonso Pedroche, editor-in-chief...
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Online presence boosts readership amid the debris
by Philippine Press Institute|22 June 2016|Civic Journalism Community Press Awards, National Press Forum, News
Ruevivar Reyes, Southern Leyte Times’ brand manager, speaking before the participants at the 20th National Press Forum. Adapting to technological trends such as the internet could prove beneficial to community newspapers not only by expanding theirs readership base but also...
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Rebuilding Lumad’s Dismantled Rights, One Story at a Time
by Philippine Press Institute|14 June 2016|Holcim Philippines, News
For decades, indigenous peoples (IP), or lumad, in the country have endured systemic neglect and discrimination. Some of the physical structures that are meant to serve their collective needs such as education are a testament to this sad reality. Imagine...
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Building from the Rubble
by Philippine Press Institute|14 June 2016|News
When a 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Bohol province in October 2013, followed in less than a month by super typhoon Yolanda that wreaked havoc on Eastern Visayas, the media rose to the occasion in providing the public with a steady...
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Don’t shoot the messenger, Mr. President, A PPI Statement
by Philippine Press Institute|04 June 2016|News
The Philippine Press Institute (PPI) urgently calls on the incoming administration to commit itself in no uncertain terms to protecting journalists and other media workers in the country and thus uphold the constitutionally enshrined freedom of the press. The country’s...
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Conference Editorial for the 20th National Press Forum
by Philippine Press Institute|03 June 2016|News
West Philippine Sea in the Public Mind: Beyond Sound Bites As the Philippines heads into a new political dispensation, much of the country is watching with bated breath how the newly minted President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will sooner or later deal...
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Construction Reporting: Nailing It Right
by Philippine Press Institute|07 May 2016|Holcim Philippines, News
Think construction reporting, and what comes to mind? Carl Jerome Maroma, a correspondent for CLTV36, used to think it was all about crafting a story about an infrastructure project and relevant details. He has since had a rethink. Construction reporting...
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(Part 2) Different parties, different strokes Local pols (re)imagine CdO’s mental-health facility, program
by Philippine Press Institute|06 May 2016|Holcim Philippines, News
Different parties, different strokes Local pols (re)imagine CdO’s mental-health facility, program Last of two parts By Lina Sagaral Reyes Contributor (The first part presented the perspectives of the Centrist Democratic Party.) To build or not to build a mental health...
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(Part 1) Different parties, different strokes Local pols (re)imagine CdO’s mental-health facility, program
by Philippine Press Institute|05 May 2016|Holcim Philippines, News
Reportage for this series, originally published by Business week Mindanao and Mindanao Daily News on April 30 and May 4, was made possible through a modest grant from PPI to help member publications' reporters or contributors  explore both unreported and underreported issues that...
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No votes cast for lumads in evacuation center
by Philippine Press Institute|02 May 2016|Holcim Philippines, News
This story, originally published by Mindanao Times on April 30, 2016, was made possible through a PPI grant intended to help journalists from member publications to explore both unreported and underreported stories under the Philippines elections. As the following article...
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