2012 | Page 8 of 33 | CMFR
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Media’s coverage of ArroyoReporting trivia
IN REPORTING the release of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from hospital arrest after the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) ruled favorably on her bail petition, the media’s... Read more
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Two journalists survive shooting attack
CMFR/Philippines – Two journalists were attacked after interviewing local politicians in Marawi City last 1 October 2012. Marawi City is approximately 818 kilometers south of Manila. Read more
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Supreme Court suspends implementation of cybercrime law
THE SUPREME Court of the Philippines restrained government agencies and officials from implementing Republic Act no. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 within 120 days starting 9... Read more
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Martial law reborn
THE CYBERCRIME Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) has not only united those who have a Facebook or Twitter account, who have a blog or website, who access chat... Read more
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Drawings as theater
AS A boy I read everything I could get my hands on, fish wrap included. But, truth to tell, I found home reading either unexciting (the daily Times or... Read more
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Zaldy Ampatuan’s petition denied with finality
The Supreme Court of the Philippines denied "with finality" the motion for reconsideration filed by one of the primary accused in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre. The Freedom Fund for... Read more
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Understanding pork barrel politics
CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its five part-report “Pigging out on Pork” reviewing the processes involved in the disbursement of the Priority Development Assistance... Read more
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Understanding pork barrel politics
CHEERS TO GMA News and Public Affairs, Special Assignments Team, and News Research for its investigative series explaining what the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), also known as pork... Read more
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Armed men threaten broadcaster, family
CMFR/Philippines – Five men on motorcycles, at least two of whom were armed, pointed a handgun and an assault rifle at a radio station manager, his family and another... Read more
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Media groups, journalists file 9th petition vs Cybercrime Prevention Act
TWENTY MEDIA organizations and more than 250 individuals, comprised mostly of journalists and media practitioners, filed the ninth petition with the Supreme Court (SC) against the Cybercrime Prevention Act,... Read more


