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RSF releases global index on press freedom; RP among the bottom 20

The Paris-based press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders recently released its Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006 report. The Philippines, ranked 142nd out of 168 countries surveyed, was three places... Read more

Court convicts three men over journalist’s murder

It was a welcome victory for Philippine press freedom today (6 October), when a Cebu City court convicted three men for the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat after a... Read more

Arrest warrant out for journalist’s slay

AN ARREST warrant was issued by a local judge last 17 October against three suspects in the 28 February 2005 murder of columnist Arnulfo Villanueva in Cavite, about 30... Read more

Arrest warrant out for newspaper publisher, staff

Acting on libel suits filed by Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a local court issued warrants of arrest against a publisher and several of the newspaper’s... Read more

Provincial council summons newspaper editors for publishing a poem

PROVINCIAL council officials summoned the editors of Bandillo ng Palawan, an environment newsweekly, for the publication of a poem critical of the provincial government. An Oct. 4 letter by... Read more

A chilling sensation across the profession

The petition signing calling for the decriminalization of libel and lambasting presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo’s libel spree against journalists continues, according to the National Union of Journalists... Read more

The government behind the information barriers

The main story in the September 2006 issue of the PJR Reports focuses on a very timely issue: How the government itself has continued in violating the people’s right... Read more

FFFJ: Marlene Esperat case an incomplete victory

The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists, Inc. (FFFJ) today came out with a statement on the conviction of Marlene Esperat’s killers today. FFFJ lauds the decision, but thinks it... Read more

Why I Left Puerto Princesa

By Yasmin Arquiza In 1989, my bureau chief at the Associated Press sent me to Puerto Princesa to write environmental feature stories. My journey began with a trek to... Read more

Obituaries

Accident kills 3 ABC-5 crew members Three ABC-5 network crew members died on the spot when their vehicle collided with a passenger bus in Pamplona, Camarines Sur last Aug.... Read more

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