http://www.cmfr-phil.org The latest updates from cmfr-phil.org en 2007 cmfr-phil.org The political crisis has highlighted the basic press responsibility of providing information and analysis. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_pjrreports/2008/may-june/0508_front.html The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility views with alarm the conviction for libel and sentencing to a prison term as well ... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_activities/activity_04.html The best investigative and explanatory reports published in 2007 will be named on June 26 from among ten finalists during the 19th... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_jvoawards/08-0616.html CMFR/Philippines—Three journalists from a major media network along with their source have been missing since 8 June 2008 in Sulu,... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/jun_02.html CMFR/Philippines—The publisher of a daily newspaper critical of the Arroyo government was found guilty of libel on 5 June 2008 and... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/jun_01.html CMFR/Philippines – Two media organizations have filed on 30 May 2008 a petition for a writ of habeas corpus before the Philippine ... Wed, 4 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/may_05.html CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A jail official refused on 26 May 2008 to release a radio commentator jailed for libel since last year despite ... Wed, 4 Jun 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/may_04.html CMFR/Philippines–The Cebu Court of Appeals issued on 14 May 2008 a writ of preliminary injunction prohibiting the Cebu City Region... Tue, 20 May 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/may_03.html CMFR/Philippines—The trial of the suspect in the killing of a radio journalist in 2001 began 9 May 2008 in Cebu City, Cebu with th... Tue, 20 May 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/may_02.html CMFR/Philippines—Two provincial correspondents of a national broadsheet said they were indirectly threatened with harm by a local ... Tue, 20 May 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/may_01.html At a recent conference on press freedom and impunity held in Manila, attorney Nena Santos declared, "My heart bleeds for justice f... Sat, 3 May 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_storiesanalyses/impunity_in_the_philippines.html The Philippine's premiere agriculture journalism awards is once again seeking out the country's best agriculture-themed stories. T... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_awardsFellowships/08_0430.html The political crisis has highlighted the basic press responsibility of providing information and analysis. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_pjrreports/2008/april/0408_front.html The 2008 Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) will focus on corruption/governance, human rights and enviro... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_jvoawards/08-0420b.html Nominations for the 2008 Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) for works published in print in 2007 will be... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_jvoawards/08-0420.html CMFR/Philippines—An individual onboard a motorcycle gunned down a newspaper publisher at around 10:15 pm (local time) on 7 April 2... Tue, 15 April 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/apr_02.html CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Palawan-based journalist was threatened with death on 3 April 2008 after he wrote that a mining company was blocking plans to declare a fore... Sun, 06 April 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/apr_01.html CMFR/Philippines—The Cebu City Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on 25 March 2008 in the trial of the suspected masterminds in the kill... Fri, 28 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/mar_06.html CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Supreme Court granted on 18 March 2008 a petition by the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) and the National Union of Journ... Wed, 26 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/mar_05.html The media’s relentless coverage revived flagging interest in the NBN-ZTE scandal. Wed, 26 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_pjrreports/2008/march/0308_front.html CMFR/Philippines—Two government officials suspected to be the brains behind the killing of a journalist in 2004 have eluded arrest despite three week-old warrants for the... Sun, 16 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/mar_04.html CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Supreme Court granted the first writ of amparo for a journalist on 11 March 2008. Journalist Nilo Baculo filed an application for the writ when he le... Sun, 16 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/mar_03.html CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The suspect in the 2004 killing of radio broadcaster Herson Hinolan surrendered on 5 March 2008 to the Kalibo Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 in Akl... Sun, 09 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/mar_02.html Several media organizations and dozens of journalists have filed legal suits against police and other officials not only to defend press freedom but also in furtherance of the rig... Sun, 09 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_pjrreports/2008/february/0208_front.html Just three months after scores of journalists and media practitioners were arrested after covering the Manila Peninsula siege, over a hundred legal experts, judges, journalis... Thu, 06 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_activities/activity_03.html The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has released Libel as Politics, a publication that examines libel from the perspective of law, history, politics, and pr... Thu, 06 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/books.html CMFR/Philippines – The governmental Air Transport Office (ATO) prevented aerial news coverage by a local TV news network of one of the largest protest rallies against Presid... Tue, 04 March 2008 http://www.cmfr-phil.org/_alerts/2008/mar_01.html