Project launches media handbook on reporting human rights

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project launched May 27 a practical handbook for journalists and media workers to better report human rights issues, a continuing concern in the Philippines. READ MORE  

Project holds training of trainers

Ten journalists from broadcast, print and online media outlets took part in the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s two-day training of trainers in human rights reporting.  READ MORE

11th EJK reporting training held in Pagadian May 17

A total of 45 journalists covering Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga Peninsula, Western Mindanao were trained May 17 on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK). READ MORE

10th EJK reporting training held in Bulacan May 8

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project held its 10th training on reporting extrajudicial killings in Malolos, Bulacan on May 8.  READ MORE

Manila journalists trained on EJK reporting
Fourteen journalists took part in the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) o April 29. READ MORE

Zamboanga journalists trained on EJK reporting

Sixteen journalists in Zamboanga City took the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) on March 22.  READ MORE

Cotabato journalists trained on EJK reporting  

Thirty-three journalists from Cotabato City and Kidapawan City in North Cotabato took part in the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) on March 1 in Cotabato City. READ MORE

6th EJK reporting training held in Davao City Feb 21

A total of 60 journalists covering southern Mindanao took part in the Project’s training on reporting extrajudicial killings in Davao City on February 21.  READ MORE

Media’s Role in Helping Deliver Peace in Mindanao Tackled Feb 10

Does the media have role in helping deliver lasting and fair peace in Mindanao? READ MORE

5th EJK reporting training held in Lucena City January 31

A total of 31 journalists in Southern Luzon participated the 4th training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJKs) of the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project in Lucena City January 31. READ MORE

EJK reporting training held in Ozamiz January 25

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Training held its 4th training on reporting extrajudicial killings in Ozamiz City on January 25. READ MORE

3rd EJK reporting training held in Sorsogon January 15

A total of 27 journalists in Sorsogon province joined the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s 3rd training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) on January 15. READ MORE

Iloilo media trained on reporting EJK January 3

 Fifteen Iloilo-based journalists received training from the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project on how to report extrajudicial killings (EJK) in their province on January 3. READ MORE

 More than 100 students, teachers, journalists and human rights advocates participated in a forum on solving and reporting cases of extrajudicial killings and disappearances on December 10 at the UP College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) Auditorium. READ MORE

Northern Luzon training on reporting EJK held December1

Twenty-five journalists based in Baguio City, Benguet and Ilocos Norte took part in the first training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) of the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project on December 1. READ MORE

Project and media’s role in forging peace in Mindanao discussed in live radio November 14

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project featured in a live radio discussion on the role of the media in pursuing and shaping peace in Mindanao on November 14. READ MORE

Photojournalists’ forum held in Davao November 12 

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project organized what may yet be the country’s first Photojournalists’ Forum on Mindanao to announce the upcoming photo exhibit on the 2008 war between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), ‘Gyera! Ganito pa rin ba tayo sa Mindanao 2020? (War! Are we still like this in Mindanao in 2020?).  READ MORE

Project wins development award for photo

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s photo entitled ‘Spawn,’ taken by experienced photojournalist Sonny Espiritu, was chosen as the best single photo in the photojournalism category in the 4th Annual PopDev Awards. READ MORE

Baguio journalists trained on rural poverty reporting October 29

Print and radio reporters and editors in Baguio city north of Manila took part in the rural poverty reporting training of the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project on October 29. READ MORE 

Amnesty International taps Project to discuss media’s role on human rights education October 25

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project took part as resource speaker on the contribution of the media on human rights education (HRE) in a training of human rights educators of the Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) on October 25 in San Mateo, Rizal. READ MORE

Project takes part in forum on the role of media in conflict reporting October 14

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project took part as key panelist in a forum on the role of Filipino and Thai journalists in reporting conflicts and building peace in their respective countries October 14 in Pasig City. READ MORE

Project and media’s role in reporting human rights discussed in live radio

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project led the discussion on the role of media in reporting human rights over one of the country’s leading radio stations October 11.  READ MORE

Batangas journalists trained on rural poverty reporting October 3

Print and broadcast journalists covering Batangas province south of Metro Manila took part in a human rights and rural poverty reporting training in Batangas City on October 3.  READ MORE

Media dialogue on reporting Mindanao held in Cagayan de Oro Sept 19

The first in a series of media dialogues on how best to improve coverage and understanding of Mindanao was held in Cagayan De Oro September 19. Organized by the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project and its partners, the event sought to encourage awareness of Mindanao issues beyond those continual crisis and conflict. READ MORE  

Media dialogue on MOA-AD held August 14

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project led in organizing on August 14 a media dialogue in Manila on the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) of the peace agreement between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. READ MORE

Negros journalists trained on rural poverty reporting June 27
More than 20 print and broadcast journalists from Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental in central Philippines participated in a human rights and rural poverty training workshop held in Bacolod City on June 27. READ MORE

Southern Luzon Training on Rights held June 26

Fifteen journalists from print, radio, television and online media in Southern Luzon participated in the introductory workshop on reporting human rights of the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project on June 26. READ MORE

Manila Editors Discuss Media’s Role and Performance in Reporting Human Rights

Eleven print, online, and broadcast editors and officials of national media organizations were brought together in Quezon City on June 24 to discuss human rights coverage in Philippine journalism. READ MORE

The Project and media's role in human rights reporting discussed on ANC June 19

 

 

Reporting Poverty: Training for Print, Radio and TV Reporters held in Lanao Norte on May 29
The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project held a one-day training seminar on reporting rural poverty in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Mindanao on May 29. A total of 25 journalists from print, radio and television outlets from  Iligan and Ozamiz cities focused on ways to improve local coverage and awareness of poverty issues. READ MORE

 

Central Luzon Human Rights Training held on April 29

More than two dozen print, radio and TV journalists joined in a one-day introductory session on reporting human rights in Pampanga on April 29. The project heard that up until then, reporters in Central Luzon imagined the issue of ‘human rights’ to be limited to the killing and disappearances of journalists and political activists. READ MORE

 

 

Giving Voice to the Victims - A Project Roundtable,
Zamboanga, Mindanao, April 28

Survivors from the Feb. 4 attack on Maimbung, Sulu, in Southern Philippines, which left eight civilians including a four-year-old girl dead, spoke at the The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project roundtable on “Media, Civil Society, Human Rights & Peace” held in Zamboanga, Mindanao on April 28. READ MORE

 

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North Luzon Training held on April 2

A one day project training session on understanding and improving human rights reporting was held in Baguio, City in Northen Luzon on April 2. The event drew a group of 25 local editors, journalists and media students. Follow up sessions focusing on practical reporting ideas, responses and basic international humanitarian law and human rights agreements will be held in the coming months as part of efforts to build a national human rights reporting association. The training came as the Philippine government prepares to report back its compliance to UN Human Rights treaties in Geneva. CLICK HERE TO CHECK ON OTHER PHRRP TRAININGS

 

Rural Poverty Reporting Training in Cotabato City held February 11

The Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project has launched its training on rural poverty reporting with a workshop in Cotabato City involving the Mayor’s Office and a local NGO. The practical workshop, co-organized by the Project’s partner National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), follows a media sharing and human rights training session held there in November. Three other media sharing and human rights training sessions were recently held in Bacolod (January 19). General Santos City (February 2) and Davao (February 9). READ MORE

 

Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project launched

More than 60 representatives of about 40 human rights organizations, government agencies, media groups and international organizations gathered at the launch of the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project on January 18 at the UP Balay Kalinaw in Diliman, Quezon City. READ MORE