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.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is extremely saddened by reports that Cavite-based freelance photojournalist Dodie Nu?ez was killed in an attack on May 21.
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Southern Philippines a hotspot for foreign war games and giant mining projects
MANILA — The presence of Australian military troops and mining companies in the Philippines, which President Gloria Arroyo is literally begging for in her state visits, will only aggravate the volatile peace and order situation in the country particularly in Mindanao, environmental activists from Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) warned today.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is highly alarmed by the blacklisting of a French journalist by NATO?s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, almost seven weeks after she was interrogated for four hours by United States soldiers.
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