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Media Alerts 2008
July
•  Mindoro journalist’s petition for writ of amparo denied
•  Journalist killed in Quezon province
•  CMFR Statement on the RTC Ruling: A Blow To Press Freedom
•  Judge dismisses case filed by journalists against Manila Pen arrests
June
•  Three journalists abducted by terrorist group
•  Critical newspaper publisher convicted of libel, sentenced to jail
May
•  Media groups ask Supreme Court to release jailed broadcaster
•  Jail official refuses to release broadcaster despite court order
•  Case against Esperat masterminds stalled as court grants injunction
•  Hearing on murder of journalist seven years ago begins
•  Correspondents threatened by local government official
April
•  Provincial publisher killed
•  Journalist gets death threat over mining story
March
•  Judge grants 60-day temporary restraining order for trial of “masterminds” in journalist’s killing
•  High Court grants petition for transfer of venue of the trials of the killings of two journalists
•  Suspects behind killing of journalist elude arrest
•  Supreme Court issues first writ of amparo for journalist
•  Suspect in 2004 killing of journalist surrenders as witness retracts
•  News network prevented from aerial coverage of anti-Arroyo rally
February
•  Judge denies media request to extend court order against gov’t harrasment
•  Judge upholds court’s jurisdiction over journalist murder case
•  Supreme court rules that government warnings constituted prior restraint
•  Vice President was “just kidding” when he told bodyguard to “kill” reporter
•  Arrest warrants out for alleged masterminds of journalist killing
•  Journalist seeks court protection against killers
•  Media Advisory: Journalists file suits against government harassment
•  Broadcaster jailed for libel
January
•  Journalists file suits to stop threats; court issues order against harassment
•  Journalists seek court protection from government
•  Class suit against Arroyo husband to continue
•  Media can be held liable for disobeying government, justice secretary warns
•  Two suspects in journalist’s killing six years ago arraigned