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A pledge—and a reminder

THREE YEARS since the Ampatuan Massacre of November 23, 2009 claimed the lives of 58 men and women including 32 journalists and media workers, there is as yet no... Read more

Re-visiting the Culture of Impunity

UNFORTUNATELY, THE campaign to end impunity reveals also the lack of understanding about impunity. The discourse latches on the continuing violations, the repetition of all kinds of crime “with... Read more

The reign of impunity

THE AMPATUAN Massacre of November 23, 2009 claimed the lives of 58 men and women, 32 of whom were journalists and media workers. It was the worst attack on... Read more

International Day to End Impunity

WHY DOES the Philippines have a culture of impunity and how does it affect free press? Here's CMFR's microsite on the issue in commemoration of the International Day to... Read more

The Supreme Court October 23 resolution: Restricting already restricted coverage

Although the Supreme Court said it had merely “modified” the guidelines on the live coverage of the Ampatuan Massacre trial, its October 23, 2012 En Banc Resolution mandating “Guidelines... Read more

BAM goes the Freedom of Information bill!

BATTERY, ASSAULT, and MURDER – this was what happened to the FOI bill today (Nov. 13) at the hearing of the Committee on Public Information of the House of... Read more

Tweets violate trust

JEERS TO GMA News TV's Brigada and its reporter for violating a confidentiality agreement by tweeting information that a source had asked to keep secret. Read more

Misleading headline

JEERS TO Inquirer.net for a misleading headline. Read more

Cybercrime Law timeline

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), BusinessWorld and Rappler for providing a timeline on the passage of the Cybercrime Prevention Law. Read more

Radio commentator shot dead in northern Philippines (Updated)

A MOTORCYCLE-RIDING gunman shot dead a radio commentator in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija last 8 November 2012. Nueva Ecija province is approximately 112 kilometers north of Manila. Two passersby... Read more