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Cotabato City-based reporter warned of possible attack

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Friends from a military intelligence unit recently warned a radio broadcaster from Cotabato City of his possible assassination. Cotabato City is approximately 894.57 kilometers south of Manila.... Read more

Thirty-eight organizations call for freedom of expression and justice in the Ampatuan massacre trial – IFEX

Thirty-six members of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) together with the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)... Read more

The social relevance of Church-owned radio

By Isabel Templo For 37 years, DZPA, an radio station on the AM band owned and run by the Diocese of Bangued, had been operating alone in Abra—until the... Read more

Radio station bombing linked to illegal numbers game

CMFR/Philippines – Unidentified men threw homemade explosives at a government-run radio station in Tabuk City, Kalinga last 24 May 2011. The attack is believed to be in retaliation for... Read more

Nieman names 1st Sandra Burton-Nieman Fellow

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has announced the names of the members of the 2012 class of Nieman Fellows. The list includes Philippine Daily Inquirer senior... Read more

Andal Sr. asks court to arraign him

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The patriarch of the Ampatuan clan has asked the Quezon City court trying him and 195 others to arraign him in the next hearing. In an 18... Read more

Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre trial update: Andal Sr. asks court to arraign him

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The patriarch of the Ampatuan clan has asked the Quezon City court trying him and 195 others to arraign him in the next hearing. In an 18... Read more

Women in the media

Women in the Philippine media are in middle management work and junior and senior professional work levels. There is, however, an observed low ratio between men and women above... Read more

The RH Bill as Women’s IssueIn-depth Reporting Needed

THE MEDIA have been covering the reproductive health (RH) bill, but have not subjected the issue, which has been the topic of much debate, to the kind of in-depth... Read more

(UPDATED) Radio anchor threatened over commentaries

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Cagayan de Oro-based radio broadcaster received threatening SMS (text) messages last 14 May and 17 May 2011. Cagayan de Oro City is approximately 786 kilometers south... Read more

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