We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Missing the point: the media focus on bribery allegations in the Ampatuan Massacre trial The media dropped the ball in reporting the controversial motion of the state prosecutors to rest in the presentation of âevidence-in-chiefâ (evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt) in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre Trial, which is still hearing the bail petitions of some of the accused. The media instead focused... FFFJ counsel: Clarifications on issues raised by Atty. Harry Roque Below are clarifications made by Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists legal counsel Prima Jesusa Quinsayas on issues raised by Attorney Harry Roque, her fellow private prosecutor in the Ampatuan Massacre Trial: I was informed about Atty. Harry Roque’s reaction to the matter regarding the plan of the Department of Justice... Private prosecutor: resting in âevidence-in-chiefâ does not reflect âfirst in, first outâ principle CMFR/Philippines â On Thursday, 31 July 2014, the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists Inc. (FFFJ) held a press briefing for two private prosecutors representing victimsâ families in the trial of suspects in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) massacre. They expressed their disagreement with the manifestation filed by the panel of state... Table: Comparison of the June 14 2011 and October 23 2012 SC guidelines on video coverage of the Ampatuan Massacre trial Below is a comparison of the June 2011 and October 2012 guidelines on the broadcast/video coverage of the Ampatuan Massacre trial. The Supreme Court released these guidelines in connection to petitions for live broadcast coverage of media organizations.  The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is a signatory... The Ampatuan Massacre: A thousand days after By the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists With 32 journalists and media workers for victims, the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre catapulted the Philippines to the top of the list of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. But with the total at 58 dead, 26... A waiting game in year two of the Ampatuan Massacre trial By Melanie Y. Pinlac Published in PJR Reports, November-December 2011 Some developments in the trials of the alleged killers of journalists tend to suggest the continuing dominance of the culture of impunity. These have been disturbing enough to be a major concern among press freedom advocates and human rights... State witnesses and the Ampatuan Massacre trial For airing an âexclusiveâ interview with Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) suspended governor Zaldy Ampatuan last July 11, ABS-CBN 2 and reporter Anthony Taberna are facing possible contempt charges. CPJâs âIn Pursuit of Justiceâ Below is a video on the developments in the Ampatuan Massacre case released by the New York-based press freedom group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Video Report: Impunity on trial in the Philippines from Committee to Protect Journalists on Vimeo. AMPATUAN TRIAL UPDATE: Judge faces fifth recusation motion THE JUDGE who was supposed to try the accused in the Ampatuan multiple murder case has once again been asked by the defense lawyers to recuse herselfâfor the sixth time. The motion for Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes to inhibit herself from trying the... Elusive justice by Maria Khamine Kianah Amil, Kristina Noelle Andaya and Jenny de Venecia Japeth Umpad is five months old, and he will never see his father again. His father, UNTV cameraman McDelbert Arriola, was among the 37 journalists/media practitioners abducted and brutally murdered in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao on Nov. 23,... 12Next »
