Attacks and threats against the media Archives - CMFR

Rappler reporter removed from a House committee messaging group

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A party list representative heading the House investigation on the government spending for its pandemic response called out in a hearing a Rappler reporter for its story on the Pharmally face shield anomaly; and removed the latter from the messaging group for media on 27 September 2021.

Cebu blocktimer shot dead outside radio station

PINES – An unknown gunman aboard a motorcycle shot and killed a radio blocktimer on 22 July 2021 in Cebu city. Cebu city is 1,000km south of Manila.

Rappler correspondent barred from coverage

CMFR?PHILIPPINES -- A Rappler reporter was initially barred from entering the premises of the Central Visayas police headquarters in Cebu City on May 14 to cover the release of one of the Lumad teachers arrested during a raid on their school in February.

TV cameraman assaulted in Caloocan

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A television cameraman was mauled by three men when he took videos of guests who thronged a resort in Caloocan on 10 May 2020. Caloocan is under modified enhanced community quarantine that does not allow any kind of mass gathering.

NorDis Reporter harassed by Police, made to delete photos

CMFR/PHILIPPINES -- Northern Dispatch Reporter and his companions from Baguio City who were supposed to attend the unveiling of the Anti-Chico Dam Struggle Heroes Monument were harassed by Tinglayan Municipal Police on Saturday, April 24 in Bugnay, Tinglayan, Kalinga.

Chinese military ships harass vessel with journo in Philippine waters

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A Filipino civilian vessel with ABS-CBN reporter Chiara Zambrano on board was harassed by Chinese coast guard and two missile attack ships just 90 nautical miles from Palawan province on Thursday, April 8. Zambrano and her news team were in the West Philippine Sea to report on...

Inquirer justice reporter red-tagged by NTF-ELCAC spox

Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., the spokesman for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), red-tagged INQUIRER.net’s justice beat reporter Tetch Torres-Tupas on his Facebook page last 3 February 2021 for the latter’s report on the petition of jailed Aetas before the Supreme Court.

Broadcaster-columnist shot dead in Pangasinan four years after surviving slay attempt

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Unidentified men aboard a motorcycle shot and killed a columnist and radio commentator in Villasis, Pangasinan on 10 November 2020. The killing happened four years after the journalist survived a slay attempt on 8 November 2016. Pangasinan is 210 kilometers north of Manila. According to the police,...

ABS-CBN News YouTube channels back online hours after shutdown

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — ABS-CBN News and ANC (ABS-CBN News Channel) YouTube channels are back online a few hours after they were suspended by YouTube. The video streaming platform suspended the operations of both channels on 3 November 2020 after it detected suspicious activities from both accounts. ABS-CBN has been live...

Broadcaster arrested while hosting program in Camarines Norte

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A radio broadcaster was arrested on September 15 while hosting his radio program in Daet City, Camarines Norte. Daet City is 529 km south of Manila. Agents of the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) served an arrest order issued by Regional Trial Court Judge Winston...

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