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Alleged gunman in 2004 journalist’s murder killed
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A police officer shot dead the alleged gunman in the 2004 killing of a Batangas-based journalist last 19 October 2009, a day before his arraignment. The police... Read more
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Photojournalist held at provincial governor’s house
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A photojournalist was detained and interrogated at the house of Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. last 16 October 2009 for “taking photos of the house without permission.”... Read more
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President’s son wants Facebook regulated
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Philippine legislator, one of the sons of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has called for tighter regulation over the content of the social networking site Facebook. Pampanga... Read more
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HIS OWN WORST ARGUMENT
(Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility on the August 25 privilege speech of Representative Rodante Marcoleta of the Alagad Party List) Representative Rodante Marcoleta’s August 25 privilege... Read more
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Writers allege being spied on by Philippine military
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) allegedly placed under surveillance two renowned Filipino writers. Bienvenido Lumbera, a National Artist for Literature and a professor at the... Read more
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Supreme Court grants transfer of trial venue of frustrated murder of a broadcaster
CMFR/PHILIPPINES -The Philippine Supreme Court approved last 10 August 2009 the change of venue of the trial of the suspects in the frustrated murder of a Cagayan de Oro... Read more
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Former president sues Manila broadsheet
CMFR/PHILIPPINES-Deposed president Joseph “Erap” Estrada filed on 17 September 2009 a libel complaint against a Manila-based broadsheet for a report on his alleged coercion of a businessman in 1998.... Read more
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Transfer of venue of case against alleged masterminds in Esperat murder granted
CMFR/PHILIPPINES-The venue of the case against the alleged masterminds in the killing of Sultan Kudarat-based journalist Marlene Esperat has been transferred to Makati City with the Philippine Supreme Court’s... Read more
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Court grants petition to change venue of suspected killers’ trial
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Supreme Court granted the petition for the transfer of the trial venue of the case against the alleged killers of broadcaster Dennis Cuesta from General... Read more
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PJR Reports July – August 2009
|| THE FRONT PAGE || The death of former President Corazon Aquino once more brought thousands of Filipinos to the streets. || IN THIS ISSUE || A Death Like... Read more