2007 | Page 18 of 24 | CMFR
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Solon prevented from speaking to the media
CMFR/Philippines—Members of the press were prevented from interviewing detained Bayan Muna (Nation First) Representative Satur Ocampo by his police custodians, who claimed that media interviews would be risky for... Read more
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Newspaper editors and publisher detained, post bail for libel
CMFR/Philippines—The publisher, along with seven editors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, one of the Philippines’ major dailies, was detained for an hour at a Manila Police Station on 20... Read more
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Five journalists post bail; editor released after a night in jail
CMFR/Philippines—Three editors, including one who was arrested and spent a night in a police station, a staff writer, and a former managing editor of a Philippine online magazine, posted... Read more
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Radio station bombed
An unidentified individual onboard a motorcycle bombed the service vehicle of dxCC (828kHz), a radio station of the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN), parked in front of the station in... Read more
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2007 Media and Elections: Media Monitoring
The campaign season is officially on. Are we getting relevant information about the senatorial and party-list candidates from the press? Is the press helping us decide who to vote... Read more
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President’s husband files another libel charge (UPDATED)
Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, husband of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sued seven staff members of the Manila-based broadsheet Philippine Daily Inquirer, including the publisher and several editors, and... Read more
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Another journalist shot dead in Mindanao
The associate publisher of Lightning Courier, a news weekly in Mindanao, was shot dead by a lone gunman just outside his house in Sultan Kudarat, Shariff Kabunsuan, on the... Read more
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Manila-based newspaper charged with inciting to sedition
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the publisher and two columnists of Manila-based newspaper The Daily Tribune, a known critic of the Gloria Arroyo administration, with inciting to... Read more
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Manila-based newspaper charged with inciting to sedition
CMFR/Philippines—The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the publisher and two columnists of Manila-based newspaper The Daily Tribune, a known critic of the Gloria Arroyo administration, with inciting to... Read more
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Welcome to the Philippines, one of Asia’s deadliest for journalists
The Philippines was one of the most dangerous places for journalists in Asia in 2006, according to the annual report made by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.... Read more


