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                    [ArticleID] => 735582
                    [Title] => Book Review: 'The Enemy Within'
                    [Summary] => 

FEW days after the re-arrest of retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, a former chief comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) charged of multiple corruption for his unexplained wealth, Newsbreak launched a book, The Enemy Within, last Oct. 5 to disclose more stories on military corruption in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-10 09:52:54 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1711141 [AuthorName] => Rommel C. Banlaoi [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 74183 [Title] => Ombudsman reacts to STAR story [Summary] =>

This letter relates to the article titled “Ombudsman conviction rate dips; staff demoralized” (STAR News, 15 July 2008).

[DatePublished] => 2008-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 389462 [Title] => IFJ calls on RP to revise libel law [Summary] => BAGUIO CITY – An international group of journalists renewed its call for reforms in the Philippines’ libel law yesterday.

"It is an affront to the Philippines’ freedom of speech that libel remains a criminal offense," said Christopher Warren, president of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

Warren’s statement came after an editor spent the night in a police station, and along with four other media workers, was forced to post more than P10,000 over a P10 million libel suit.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388922 [Title] => Grossly exaggerated, Task Force Usig chief says of INSI assessment of killings [Summary] => The chief of a police task force investigating the spate of killings of journalists branded yesterday as "grossly exaggerated" the assessment of an international media group that the Philippines is a dangerous place for journalists.

Chief Superintendent Geary Barias, PNP director for investigation and detective management, and Task Force Usig commander, said the working condition of journalists in the Philippines is far better than in most countries in Asia and other parts of the world.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284348 [Title] => PCIJ wins top prizes in 16th Jaime Ongpin Awards [Summary] => Yvonne T. Chua of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) bagged two of the top prizes in this year’s Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ).

Now on its 16th year, the JVOAEJ run by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), held the Awards ceremony yesterday at the AIM Conference Center Manila in Makati City.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 211554 [Title] => Nuncio: Bacani’s fate known by September [Summary] => Pope John Paul II’s decision on the fate of beleaguered Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr. is expected to be out by September and Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Antonio Franco will announce it to the clergy of the diocese and to the press, Fr. James Reuter predicted yesterday.

Meanwhile, powerful and influential institutions such as the Catholic Church should be held accountable for all its actions, and the general public has to be informed about them, Newsbreak magazine told The STAR yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413667 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla and Nikko Dizon [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 210547 [Title] => Bacani camp, Newsbreak in war of words [Summary] => The spokesman for Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani accused the Newsbreak magazine editor in chief the other night of "trial by publicity" and of "trying to sell (the) magazine."

But defending Newsbreak’s June 23 cover story "A Bishop’s Fall" as factually correct, Marites Vitug said, "It is a classic case of shooting the messenger."
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1127935 [AuthorName] => Ann Corvera [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209621 [Title] => Arroyo: Stop feasting on Bacani sex scandal [Summary] => President Arroyo appealed to the public yesterday to stop "feasting" on the sexual harassment allegations against Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr. and instead let the Vatican finish its investigation into the charges. [DatePublished] => 2003-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209628 [Title] => Bacani enlists FVR guy as PR? [Summary] => Have groups loyal to Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr. hired former presidential publicist Ed Malay to be his drumbeater and spin doctor?

In a statement faxed to The STAR yesterday, Malay said Bacani "has generated a groundswell of support from the Catholic lay faithful who look at the charges leveled" against the bishop "as nothing more than just an insidious attempt to destroy the integrity and credibility of the Catholic Church."
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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