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Judge denies media request to extend court order against gov’t harrasment
CMFR/Philippines – A Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge denied on 8 February 2008 a petition by journalists to extend a previously granted 72-hour temporary restraining order (TRO) to... Read more
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Journalist seeks court protection against killers
An Oriental Mindoro-based journalist filed a petition for a writ of amparo before the Supreme Court on 4 February 2008 after discovering a plan to kill him, allegedly by... Read more
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Arrest warrants out for alleged masterminds of journalist killing
CMFR/Philippines—A Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge in Cebu City, Cebu province issued arrest warrants on 4 February 2008 for the two alleged masterminds behind the killing of journalist Marlene... Read more
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Judge upholds court’s jurisdiction over journalist murder case
CMFR/Philippines – A Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge denied on 18 February 2008 a motion by two defendants accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat.... Read more
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Broadcaster jailed for libel
CMFR/Philippines—A provincial radio commentator has now spent over a week in jail after being arrested on 22 January 2008 for failing to attend his libel case hearings. No bail... Read more
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Journalists file suits to stop threats; court issues order against harassment
CMFR/Philippines—Over a hundred journalists filed two separate suits on 28 January 2008 in a unified effort to halt government threats against the press as well as further arrests. Makati... Read more
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Broadcaster jailed for libel
CMFR/Philippines—A provincial radio commentator has been over a week in jail after being arrested on 22 January 2008 for failing to attend court hearings. No bail was recommended for... Read more
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Journalists seek court protection from government
CMFR/Philippines—Eleven journalists and media technicians from the Philippines’ biggest television network arrested for covering an incident involving about 20 soldiers in the Manila Peninsula Hotel last November have asked... Read more
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An incomplete report from 24 Oras
Jeers to 24 Oras for an incomplete report about a recent Metro Manila Development Agency (MMDA) plan to weed out colorum buses and improve the city’s heavy traffic congestion.... Read more
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Telling the real story behind the “success”
Cheers to ABC-5’s Sentro for painting a clearer picture of the state of the government’s pet store project to alleviate hunger and poverty. Government officials hailed the success of... Read more