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  • Two journalists convicted of libel

    CMFR/Philippines – Two journalists were convicted for libel in the past few days, one in Cebu City on 29 August 2013 and another in Digos City, Davao province, on... Read more

  • Group of municipal councilors bars journalists from covering election

    CMFR/Philippines – An official barred journalists from covering the election of officers of a provincial league of municipal councilors in the town of Virac, province of Catanduanes, on 2... Read more

  • Messages

    By Luis V. Teodoro JANET LIM-Napoles’ surrendering to no official lower than the President of the Philippines; Mr. Aquino’s being part of the convoy that brought her to the headquarters... Read more

  • Radio commentator shot dead in southern Philippines

    CMFR/Philippines – In the sixth case of its kind this year, two men riding tandem on a motorcycle shot dead a radio commentator in Iligan City on 29 August... Read more

  • Obit

    Dunning, 73 AMERICAN JOURNALIST Bruce Gardner Dunning died from injuries suffered in a fall last August 26. He was 73. Peach, 78 AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST and television presenter Bill Peach died of cancer... Read more

  • Chronicle

    2013 Red Cross Award for Humanitarian Reporting winners The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on 27 August 2013 the winners of the 2013 Red Cross Award for... Read more

  • SWAT team assaults radio station personnel

    CMFR/Philippines – Members of a police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team in pursuit of alleged gang members entered a radio station in Iloilo City and assaulted station personnel... Read more

  • People Power for long term change

    By Melinda Quintos de Jesus THE PUBLIC outrage over the reported abuse of pork barrel allocations recalls other passages in recent Philippine history when abuse of power in government provoked... Read more

  • Beyond Janet Napoles

    By Vergel O. Santos WITH AROUND 400,000 protesters descending on the Luneta – not to mention others turning out in fair numbers elsewhere around the country and some parts abroad... Read more

  • Fugitive demands 40 million pesos in damages from reporters

    CMFR/Philippines – A businesswoman turned fugitive for her alleged involvement in a multi-billion peso corruption scandal filed four separate libel complaints against a blogger, two reporters, two editors and... Read more