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In the face of a denunciation by the Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte, the NUJP recalls that the Philippine media has borne the attacks of Duterte-era leadership
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Eugene Doyle: Overmatch – why the US will lose a war to China

RIMPAC 2026
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RIMPAC 2026: Part 1 – World’s biggest naval games a dress rehearsal for the coming ‘war on China’ 

Government field officers assess the condition of communities and collapsed structures in General Santos City
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Tsunami advisories issued in Pacific after 7.8 Philippines earthquake

A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media
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Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...

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Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
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‘Arrest wanted Filipino former police chief’ call by Amnesty after escape

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May 15, 2026
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Chinese oil supplies from Iran in Washington's sights
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Trump’s naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz actually targets China

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April 16, 2026
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa's Neil Scott and protesters marching in the Stop Wars Aotearoa rally
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Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and...

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April 11, 2026
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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut
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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut: An extraordinary sense of truth in an...

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Former Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte
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Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say...

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February 26, 2026
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Pacific Media at Informit
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Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database

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February 5, 2026
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Filipino community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Philippines

RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae...

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January 22, 2026
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Marian Rivera as Mirama
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Evening star rising: Girlhood in the Aeta heartlands of the Philippines

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January 16, 2026
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The Israeli "training" offer has sparked criticism in Australia
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Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after...

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January 5, 2026
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Wenceslao Vinzons . . . the local war resistance hero
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A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’...

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December 2, 2025
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Philippines police unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force
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Philippines testimony reveals torture, abuses by police, says Amnesty

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November 26, 2025
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Leonora Tumala shares her frustration after their homes in Daet were crushed by a tree in the typhoon
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80 Camarines Norte barangays isolated after Typhoon Uwan hits Philippines

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November 11, 2025
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This enmity towards journalism, has been a hallmark of the Trump presidency
Philippines

Making a stand against the global assault on press freedom

Pacific Media Watch -
November 5, 2025
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MediaQuest corporate communications consultant Ramon Isberto
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Think, click, share – making media literacy fun for Filipinos

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October 11, 2025
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Gazan journalist Mariam Dagga in a last note to her son
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Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza....

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Filipino media "influencers" complicit in Israeli propaganda programme
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How two Filipino ‘journalists’ took part in Israeli whitewashing of genocide

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August 31, 2025
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Rifa Berliana Arifin, Indonesia's country director for the Sumud Nusantara initiative (centre)
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Asia-Pacific activists ready to set sail with largest-ever Gaza aid flotilla

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August 24, 2025
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During the visit of the USS Cincinnati to Majuro in July, Marshallese veterans were honoured with a dinner and programme on board the US Navy vessel
Philippines

Pacific Islands military veterans hope for US action over benefits

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July 28, 2025
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Siome of the participants in the Aotearoa Philippines national assembly in Auckland yesterday
Philippines

Philippine advocacy group condemns NZ military pact with Manila, rejects election...

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May 11, 2025
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Indonesia - "A true silent retreat . . . especially for journalists"
Philippines

Indonesian postcard image ‘dangerous’ but Fiji a rising star in RSF...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 6, 2025
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"Guilty" . . . Filipino protesters in New Zealand at the Black Friday vigil had no doubts on the accountability and fate of former President Rodrigo Duterte
Philippines

Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to...

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March 28, 2025
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate
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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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