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 MEDIA ADVISORY: July 31 Press Conference on the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre trial Lawyers representing some private complainants in the trial of the alleged perpetrators of the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre will hold a press conference on 31 July 2014 (Thursday), 10 A.M. at Max’s restaurant, Scout Tuazon street, Quezon City to explain their opposition to the public prosecutors’  resting their case against some of the... Court dismisses sixth “show cause” motion against private prosecutor The Court hearing the cases against the alleged perpetrators of the Ampatuan Massacre dismissed on 30 June 2014 the sixth motion for a “show cause” order filed by accused Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr. against private prosecutor Nena Santos. Resting of case premature, massacre fund misused CMFR/Philippines – The private prosecutors in the Ampatuan Massacre trial have asked Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to reconsider the state prosecutors’ move to rest their case. They also allege that the funds for the trial have been misused. In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary... Ampatuan lawyer withdraws, suspect arraigned CMFR/Philippines – One of the lawyers of one of the primary accused persons in the Ampatuan Massacre has withdrawn as his counsel. Lawyer Sigfried Fortun filed a manifestation on 29 May 2014 withdrawing as counsel for Zaldy Ampatuan, who was governor of Maguindanao province at the time of the... FFFJ: The Justice We Seek Below is a statement from the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) on the manifestation of the state prosecution panel in the Ampatuan Massacre trial to rest in their presentation of evidence in both the bail proceedings and evidence-in-chief against 28 accused and their disinclination to present additional evidence against those... Court accepts evidence against accused petitioners in Ampatuan Massacre CMFR/Philippines – The court hearing the Ampatuan Massacre trial admitted last 8 May 2014 most of the prosecution’s evidence against the bail petitions of a dozen accused persons including primary accused former Maguindanao provincial governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. On 23 November 2009, 58 people, 32 of whom were journalists... Accused fails to show up for arraignment, cites “short notice” CMFR/Philippines – One of three individuals accused of involvement in the Ampatuan Massacre scheduled for arraignment on 7 and 8 May failed to appear in court. Mohamad Sangki, who is under the Witness Protection Program (WPP), failed to appear in Court because they did not have enough time to assure... Accused seeks hospitalization, another suspect arrested CMFR/Philippines – One of the accused in the Ampatuan Massacre has asked the Court’s permission to be hospitalized. Meanwhile, another individual suspected of involvement in the massacre was arrested on 26 April 2014 and will be arraigned on 7 May 2014. Former Police Inspector Michael Joy Macaraeg sought through... Suspect turned state witness testifies; another arraigned CMFR/Philippines – One of the 196 accused in the Ampatuan Massacre was arraigned on 27 March 2014, more than four years after the trial of the other accused perpetrators began in January 2010. Eighty-six more suspects remain at large. Suspect Dexon Saptula pled not guilty on Thursday to 58... Suspect’s bid for exclusion from trial denied; another suspect arrested CMFR/Philippines – The Court of Appeals denied on 14 March 2013 the motion for reconsideration of Sajid Islam U. Ampatuan, primary suspect in the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre and son of former governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., to be excluded from prosecution. On 23 November 2009, 58 people including 32 journalists... « Previous123456…11Next »
