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 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 —Ā Unidentified men on a motorcycle shot and killed a radio blocktimer, who wasĀ 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... Alternative News Sites Down in Cyber-attack CMFR/PHILIPPINES - Three alternative media websites have been inaccessible since 26 December 2018 after they posted stories on the 50th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Man with Explosives Apprehended Near GMA Network CMFR/PHILIPPINES ā A man carrying homemade explosives was stopped by security guards in front of the GMA Annex Building along GMA Network Drive in Quezon City, noontime on Christmas day. A GMA News Online report said the suspect was found with Molotov bombs and was supposedly able to set... DOJ indicts Maria Ressa, Rappler Holdings Co. for tax evasion CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has found probable cause to charge Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) with tax evasion over the sale of its Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) to two foreign entities in 2015.Ā Along with the company, its president Maria Ressa and its independent accountant Noel... Police Ask Media for āFavorable Coverageā CMFR/PHILIPPINES ā The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) visited some local news offices last week to ask for āfavorable coverageā of the Philippine National Policeās (PNP) drug campaign. Ā Bacolod City is 709.5 kilometers from Manila. On October 3, four NOCPPO... Broadcasterās house shot at in Negros Occidental CMFR/PHILIPPINES ā Unidentified men on two motorcycles fired shots at the house of a radio broadcaster in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on September 19, Wednesday evening. Negros Occidental is 783 kilometers south of Manila. Local radio broadcaster Rey Siason of Muews Radio was not home when the shooting... Inquirer Reporter Tagged as Terrorist by Facebook Page CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A Mindanao-based reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer was labeled a terrorist by a Facebook page after she reported the killing by a unit of the Philippine Army of seven men it claimed were members of the Abu Sayyaf Group. InĀ “7 young Tausug men killed... Journalists Attacked, Arrested in Picket Line CMFR/ PHILIPPINES — In one of the worst incidents of its kind, journalists covering a workersā picket line near a condiments factory in Marilao, Bulacan province were attacked, threatened, arrested and accused of possessing illegal drugs and firearms by the police on 30 July 2018. Bulacan is 42... āRectify, if not deleteā article: PTFoMS accuses reporter of “misinformation,” but recording says otherwise CMFR/ PHILIPPINES — A Palace media officer has asked SunStar Baguio to take down a report on a proposed Magna Carta for Media Workers, after the idea drew flak from media groups. Any system of certifying and licensing journalists to practice by government is seen by press freedom... « Previous1…910111213…16Next »
