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Editor’s Note: A sliver of good news
IN A country where libel cases have often been filed but have seldom prospered, occasions where public officials do present such charges have traditionally been regarded by journalists as... Read more
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RSF releases global index on press freedom; RP among the bottom 20
The Paris-based press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders recently released its Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006 report. The Philippines, ranked 142nd out of 168 countries surveyed, was three places... Read more
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Court convicts three men over journalist’s murder
It was a welcome victory for Philippine press freedom today (6 October), when a Cebu City court convicted three men for the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat after a... Read more
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Arrest warrant out for journalist’s slay
AN ARREST warrant was issued by a local judge last 17 October against three suspects in the 28 February 2005 murder of columnist Arnulfo Villanueva in Cavite, about 30... Read more
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Arrest warrant out for newspaper publisher, staff
Acting on libel suits filed by Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a local court issued warrants of arrest against a publisher and several of the newspaper’s... Read more
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Provincial council summons newspaper editors for publishing a poem
PROVINCIAL council officials summoned the editors of Bandillo ng Palawan, an environment newsweekly, for the publication of a poem critical of the provincial government. An Oct. 4 letter by... Read more
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A chilling sensation across the profession
The petition signing calling for the decriminalization of libel and lambasting presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo’s libel spree against journalists continues, according to the National Union of Journalists... Read more
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The government behind the information barriers
The main story in the September 2006 issue of the PJR Reports focuses on a very timely issue: How the government itself has continued in violating the people’s right... Read more
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FFFJ: Marlene Esperat case an incomplete victory
The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists, Inc. (FFFJ) today came out with a statement on the conviction of Marlene Esperat’s killers today. FFFJ lauds the decision, but thinks it... Read more
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Why I Left Puerto Princesa
By Yasmin Arquiza In 1989, my bureau chief at the Associated Press sent me to Puerto Princesa to write environmental feature stories. My journey began with a trek to... Read more