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Suspect in shooting of radio reporter shot dead (UPDATED)
In a memorandum forwarded to CMFR dated 10 February 2013, the Office of the Chief Philippine National Police (OCPNP) said that police officer Rex delos Reyes, the primary suspect... Read more
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Unverified, sensationalized reporting (UPDATED)
JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila for blatantly violating the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas’ (KBP) Broadcast Code of the Philippines and the network’s own internal “Standards Ethics Manual”... Read more
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Journalist threatened over illegal mining report
CMFR/Philippines – A journalist said the mayor of Gonzaga town in the coast of Cagayan province threatened him over the phone on 20 February 2014 for reporting the persistence of... Read more
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A relic of colonial times
By Luis V. Teodoro LIBEL AS a means of repression has been problematic in the Philippines even before the Revised Penal Code (RPC) went into effect in January, 1932. Read more
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Criminal libel is unconstitutional
By Melinda Quintos de Jesus THERE IS a lot to say about the Cybercrime Prevention Act. And a lot more will be said now that the Supreme Court has upheld... Read more
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Policeman mauls photojournalist during protest dispersal
CMFR/Philippines – A policeman allegedly mauled a photojournalist after the dispersal of protesters in Davao City on 13 February 2013. The Davao City mayor said he would investigate the... Read more