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Regional military unit denies threatening radio broadcaster

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio broadcaster from Davao City allegedly received a message through his mobile phone last 16 March 2009 threatening him for his supposedly biased reporting. The radio... Read more

Television news team released from police detention

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio reporter and a television cameraman were released last 16 March 2009 after nearly 12 hours of detention in a police station in Batasan Hills, Quezon... Read more

Launch of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2009 Global Impunity Index in Manila

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) cordially invite you to the launch of CPJ’s 2009 Global Impunity Index in... Read more

Launch of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2009 Global Impunity Index in Manila

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) cordially invite you to the launch of CPJ’s 2009 Global Impunity Index in... Read more

Unsafe

CHEERS TO various news organizations for providing background reports on the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) instead of the usual day-to-day coverage of the revived issue. Pending a... Read more

Two suspects in slay attempt against radio broadcaster surrender

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two suspects in the slay attempt against a Cagayan de Oro City-based radio broadcaster surrendered to the local police on 9 March 2009. But both denied involvement... Read more

Legislator refuses to comment on alleged threat against radio broadcaster

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A legislator allegedly threatened a block-time radio broadcaster from Davao del Sur over the radio on 1 March 2009. But the congressman has refused to comment on... Read more

Blocktimer survives slay attempt

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Digos City-based radio blocktimer said he survived a slay attempt last 28 February 2009. But a local police official said that it was possible that no... Read more

Appellate court denies presidential spouse’s bid to stop class suit

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Court of Appeals (CA) in Manila denied for “lack of merit” the motion for reconsideration presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo had filed to stop the... Read more

ASEAN parliamentarians form caucus on rights and free expression; call on ASEAN leaders to uphold press freedom

For further information, please contact Southeast Asian Press Alliance executive director Roby Alampay at this number: (+6681)5501120. —————————————————————————————– We, legislators from the different member countries of the Association of... Read more