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Monitors: Print

The big falling-out The Philippine Daily Inquirer lives by the slogan “Balanced views, fearless views,” but the paper’s Oct. 28 headline, “It’s Palace vs ‘The Firm’: SC vote on... Read more

Speaking of Media

What Gloria wants “We are not only asking media to report only the good news but to deliver the facts straight and accurately….What we are after is freedom but... Read more

Editor’s Note: Making heroes

Time magazine’s choice of Asian heroes gave Filipinos a big reason to be proud. There in the list of the most illustrious names in the continent were four Filipinos:... Read more

Journalists and media groups file civil suit vs. Mike Arroyo

URGENT PRESS ADVISORY FOR: News and public affairs head/editor FROM: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility SUBJECT: Filing of class action suit in behalf of the Philippine press against... Read more

Newsbreak staff posts bail for Arroyo libel charge

CMFR/Philippines—Five journalists posted bail at the Regional Trial Court of the Manila City Hall in 14 December 2006 following the approval of the filing in court of libel charges... Read more

Two radio broadcasters shot in Iloilo

CMFR/Philippines—Two radio journalists were injured when two unidentified men fired their guns at them on 1 December 2006 in Estancia, Iloilo, a province located about 400 kilometers south of... Read more

Palawan reporter complains of threats

CMFR Philippines—A radio reporter has complained of threats by a police officer after the latter became the subject of reports of wrongdoing. Lourdes Escaros-Paet, reporter for the radio station... Read more

Ilocos Norte reporter killed

CMFR/Philippines—Assailants stabbed to death a community journalist on 20 December 2006 in Batac, Ilocos Norte, a province north of Manila. Andres “Andy” Acosta, 46, news reporter for dzJC and... Read more

CMFR invites class civil suit petitioners vs Arroyo to a meeting

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) urges the petitioners in the media civil class suit against presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo to attend a meeting on... Read more

CMFR on Acosta’s killing

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has just released an alert about the killing of Andres Acosta. According to initial CMFR research, Acosta’s killing might not have... Read more