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 Supreme Court upholds indictment of Zaldy Ampatuan The Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the indictment of former Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor Zaldy Ampatuan in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre last 25 June 2012. AMPATUAN TRIAL UPDATE: Families seek review of “judicial courtesy” The families of some Ampatuan Massacre victims have asked the Supreme Court to look at the principle of “judicial courtesy” among the causes of delays in the trial of Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr., his relatives and their accomplices for 57 counts of murder. Under that principle,... Arraignment of Zaldy Ampatuan postponed THE REGIONAL trial court (RTC) of Quezon City postponed the arraignment of former ARMM Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan last 25 April 2012 to allow him to file a motion for reconsideration of the court’s earlier order setting his arraignment. New complaint The daughter of missing Midland Review photographer Reynaldo “Bebot” Momay filed before the Department of Justice in Manila last Jan. 17 murder charges against the 196 suspects in the Nov. 23, 2009 massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao. Only 57 counts of murder had been filed in court. The Momay... CA upholds denial of an Ampatuan’s petition for certiorari CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Manila Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld its 18 August 2011 denial of the petition for certiorari filed by a primary accused in the 23 November 2009 Ampatuan massacre. 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... Joint statement on the Expiry of the Freeze Order on the Assets of the Ampatuans The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists Inc. (FFFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) urge all concerned government agencies, but especially AMLC, to take whatever steps are necessary to correct this anomaly. Appellate court affirms Zaldy Ampatuan’s indictment in Massacre case PRIVATE COMPLAINANTS and press freedom organizations are now awaiting the arraignment of suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan after the Manila Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed his indictment for the Nov. 23, 2009 Ampatuan town, Maguindanao massacre. State witnesses and the Ampatuan Massacre trial For airing an “exclusive” 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. AMPATUAN TRIAL UPDATE: Court denies prosecution bid to turn three accused into state witnesses CMFR/PHILIPPINES - Branch 221 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City denied 29 July 2011 the prosecution panel’s bid to turn into state witnesses a former vice mayor and two police officers allegedly involved in the 23 November 2009 massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao. « Previous1…56789…11Next »
