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 Broadcaster mauled outside radio station in Iloilo City CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Four men in hoods and facemasks beat and injured a broadcaster outside a radio station in La Paz, Iloilo City on 8 October 2022. Iloilo City is 655 kilometers south of Manila. Radio commentator shot dead in Las Piñas CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Two unidentified men shot and killed a veteran radio commentator on 3 October 2022 in Las Piñas, Metro Manila. Baguio journo red-tagged in online post CMFR/PHILIPPINES - Sherwin De Vera, managing editor of Northern Dispatch, was red-tagged in a Facebook post on August 12. FB user Allen Dondon uploaded photos of De Vera with former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary, Judy Taguiwalo and former Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate, with a... NTC blocks alternative media websites On June 6, 2022, Hermogenes Esperon Jr., National Security Council (NSC) Advisor and Anti-Terrorism Council Vice Chairperson, wrote to the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) ordering “Philippine Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to the following websites affiliated to and are supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations.” A copy of... Rappler journalist shoved during Uniteam rally TWO OF Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s campaign staffers prevented Rappler reporter Lian Buan from interviewing Marcos Jr. at a campaign rally. Baguio journo survives shooting CMFR/PHILIPPINES – On March 1, Aldwin Quitasol, Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club President and Daily Tribune Correspondent, survived an attempt on his life while walking home in Quezon Hill, Baguio City. Baguio City is approximately 206 kilometers north of Manila. Journalists covering contested land issue threatened CMFR/Philippines – Two staff members of an alternative media organization were threatened and harassed by a group of armed men on January 28, 2022, in Bulacan. Bulacan is located 26 kilometers north of Metro Manila. Journalist threatened over report on Rodriguez ambush CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A reporter for a tabloid, Hataw D’yaryo ng Bayan, was harassed and threatened online over his coverage of a recent Rizal killing. Cebu blocktimer survives slay attempt CMFR/PHILIPPINES -- A radio blocktimer in Cebu City was shot by a still unidentified gunman on December 16. The broadcaster survived the attack. Pampanga-based Journo shot dead in Samar CMFR/PHILIPPINES— Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Pampanga-based journalist on December 8 in Calbayog, Western Samar. Western Samar is 526 km south of Manila. « Previous12345…16Next »
