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Obit

AMERICAN TELEVISION journalist Clifton Garrick Utley died of prostate cancer last February 20. He was 74. AMERICAN JOURNALIST Gregory Kane died of cancer last February 18. He was 62. Read more

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

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

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

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

Chronicle

2014 Wall Street Journal Fellowship; 2014 United Nations Journalism Fellowship; Ulrich Wickert Award for Children’s Rights Read more

Obit

AFRICAN-AMERICAN JOURNALIST Angelo Henderson died last February 15. He was 51. CANADIAN JOURNALIST Peter Desbarats died last February 11 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 80. Read more

STATEMENT: Libel as problematic as ever for free expression and press freedom

THE FEBRUARY 18 ruling of the Supreme Court declaring key provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) unconstitutional is a victory for free expression. But its... Read more

UPDATED: Supreme Court declares key Cybercrime Law provisions except libel unconstitutional

UPDATE: Supreme Court upholds February ruling on online libel CMFR/Philippines – The Supreme Court En Banc on 22 April 2014 denied all motions for reconsideration (MRs) against the Court’s 18... Read more

Philippine ranking drops in World Press Freedom Index

CMFR/Philippines – The Philippines dropped from 147th place in 2013 to 149th in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index released on 12 February 2014 by the Paris-based organization Reporters Without... Read more