CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR | Page 330 of 406

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

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

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

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

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

Editors receive death threats

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Editors of a Davao City-based newspaper received death threats last 20 August 2009 for publishing stories allegedly biased for the city government. Stella Estremera and Virginia “Gigie”... Read more

JOURNALISTS STILL BEING KILLED 26 YEARS AFTER NINOY’S DEATH

Statement of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) on the failure of the Philippine National Police to arrest the suspects in the murders of Marlene Esperat and Dennis... Read more

Three government media staff hurt in shooting attack

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Three practitioners from government media aboard a helicopter with military personnel survived a shooting attack by still unidentified men in Basilan province last 16 August 2009 at... Read more

Columnist survives grenade attack

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A columnist based in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte survived a grenade attack last 31 July 2009. Laoag City is approximately 402 kilometers from Manila. Businessman Steve Barriero,... Read more

Broadcaster killed in Surigao del Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A broadcaster in Surigao del Sur was killed last 27 July 2009, when president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered her ninth State of the Nation address. Surigao del... Read more