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 Blocktimer Survives Ambush CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two weeks after two men on a motorcycle wounded a broadcaster and his 12-year old son in Surigao City on 30 June 2016, a Surigao del Sur blocktimer survived a slay attempt by unidentified men who fired at his vehicle on July 14 in Bislig City,... Broadcaster Survives Slay Attempt in Surigao City CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two men on a motorcycle wounded a broadcaster and his 12-year old son in Surigao City on 30 June 2016. Surigao City is 1095 kilometers south of Manila. DxRS-Radio Mindanao Network’s (RMN) broadcaster Saturnino “Jan” Estanio and his son, a grade six student, were unloading goods... Police Officer Convicted for 2010 Murder of Broadcaster CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Davao City court convicted of murder with treachery last 27 June 2016 a police officer accused of the killing of broadcaster Desiderio Camangyan. Branch 10 Judge Retrina Fuentes of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City sentenced Dennis Lumikid to the penalty of reclusion perpetua... Blocktimer’s House Riddled with Bullets in Davao del Sur CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Unidentified men fired at the house of a local radio blocktimer in Digos City, Davao del Sur on 24 June 2016. Davao del Sur is 1533.29 km kilometers south of Manila. Armed men fired shots at the residence of blocktimer Marlan Malnegro in Tres de Mayo,... Tabloid Reporter Shot Dead in Manila; Second Case of Journalist Killed in 2016 CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A lone gunman shot dead a reporter for a weekly tabloid in Manila on 27 May 2016. The killing is the second incident of a journalist killed this year and only the seventh in the National Capital Region since 1986. Most of the journalists killed in the... Blocktimer Car Riddled with Bullets in Zamboanga del Norte CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A day before World Press Freedom Day, celebrated yearly on May 3, two motorcycle-riding men fired at the car of a local radio blocktimer in Sindangan town, Zamboanga del Norte. Zamboanga del Norte is 1066 kilometers south of Manila. Two armed men fired shots at an... Journalist Accused of Libel Held in Court in Masbate; Cebu Journalists Face Libel Raps CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Masbate Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge held in court a journalist who came late for a court hearing on 28 April 2016. Masbate is 576 kilometers south of Manila. RTC Judge Manuel L. Sese ordered the detention in court of BicolToday.com correspondent Elmer Bandol for... Journalists Harassed in Kidapawan City CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Several journalists reported being harassed while covering the dispersal of the picket of farmers in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on 1 April 2016. The farmers were rallying to demand from the local government relief subsidies due to poor harvests because of prolonged drought. Kidapawan City is... Former Gov’s Aide Convicted in Ortega Case CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Puerto Princesa City court convicted of murder last 7 March 2016 one of the  suspects in the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega in 2011. Branch 52 Judge Angelo Arizala of the Regional Trial Court of Puerto Princesa City sentenced Arturo “Nonoy” Regalado... Radio Broadcaster Convicted of Libel, Radio Station Ordered to Close in Gingoog City CMFR/ Philippines- A radio blocktimer was convicted of libel while a local radio station was ordered to stop operations in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. Misamis Oriental is 1389 kilometers south of Metro Manila. Investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation in Northern Mindanao arrested on 20 February 2016 a local broadcaster... « Previous1…13141516Next »
