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 Alternative Media Groups File Raps vs Cyber-Attackers CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Alternative media outfits Bulatlat, Kodao Productions and Pinoy Weeky as well as alternative media network Altermidya filed a civil case today, 29 March 2019 at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court, against IP Converge Data Services Inc. and Suniway Group of Companies for the cyber-attacks on their... Rappler Correspondent Barred from PDP-Laban Rally CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A correspondent of online news site Rappler was made to leave the premises of a university in Cagayan de Oro where President Rodrigo Duterte led a campaign rally of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino –Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on 24 March 2019. Cagayan de Oro is 1408 kilometers... 2 Broadcasters Convicted of Online Libel in Cotabato CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two radio broadcasters in Kidapawan City were convicted of online libel Friday, 22 March 2019 on charges filed by North Cotabato Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza. Kidapawan City is 1,605 kilometers south of Manila. Broadcasters Eric Rodinas, anchor of Radyo Natin and Larry Baja Subillaga Jr., a freelance... Court Resets Arraignment of Rappler CEO, Former Researcher CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The arraignment of online news site Rappler CEO and editor Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos has been reset to 12 April 2019 to give Manila RTC Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Mendoza enough time to decide their Motion to Quash dated 26 February 2019. Ressa and... Cagayan de Oro Journalist “Red” tagged CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A Mindanao-based journalist was accused of being a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on 22 February 2019. Although the CPP is not illegal, mere allegations of membership in it have often led to being charged with ordinary crimes like illegal possession of firearms, murder... Rappler’s Maria Ressa Posts Bail on Cyber Libel CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa posted bail today, 14 February 2019, at Branch 46 of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection with a cyber libel charge over an article the online news site published in 2012. Ressa was arrested yesterday, February 13, by... After Alternative News Sites, NUJP Website Also Attacked CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) website has been subjected to distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) since 8 February 2019. The attack made the NUJP website inaccessible several times. An NUJP report said that on February 8, its digital security partners found 426... Tabloids link NUJP to CPP-NPA-NDF CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Three Manila-based tabloids published similar banner stories on 7 January 2019 linking the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People’s Army (NPA), and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The NUJP said it... Surigao del Sur Radio Anchor Survives Slay Attempt CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A radio broadcaster survived a slay attempt on 28 December 2018 in the municipality of Tago, Surigao del Sur. Surigao del Sur is 1,314 km south of Manila. Joel Salinas Pimentel, 49, anchor of the news-commentary program “Radyo Bandera News Afternoon Edition” of Radyo Bandera 100.7 News FM... Radio Blocktimer Shot in Negros Oriental CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Unidentified men on a motorcycle shot and killed a radio blocktimer, who was running for councilor in 2019, in La Libertad, Negros Oriental on 28 December 2018. Negros Oriental is 595 kilometers south of Manila. Broadcaster Gabriel “Kumander Aguila” Alburo, was on a motorcycle heading home to... « Previous1…89101112…16Next »
