The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has criticised comments from Sri Lanka opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe which argued that Sri Lankan editors should be summoned before Parliament and questioned under the Parliamentary Privileges Act.
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Delegates and participants at the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) World Congress in Moscow put the rights of women in media at the top of the agenda in an effort to press demands for an end to media stereotyping and discrimination.
Analysis | No election has been fair and square. In the recent elections, the outcome has been decided by one's political hold on the Commission on Elections -- and the numerous compromises that powerful election authorities make with the highest bidders to rig the elections.
DAVAO CITY — The rise in international visitor arrivals has been supporting the peso appreciation this year, which is expected to continue given the growing interest in Philippine destinations.
Jose Clemente III, president of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association, said economists had overlooked that international tourism revenues helped the peso gain value against the US dollar.
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MAITUM, Sarangani, Philippines — Camera club members from the cities of Davao and General Santos shot their way to the top of the “3rd Maitum Photo Safari Photo Contest” last week as a highlight of the town’s annual Binuyugan Festival.