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Volunteer Broadcaster Shot Dead in Zamboanga del Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Unidentified men on a motorcycle gunned down a volunteer radio broadcaster in the town of Molave in Zamboanga del Sur province on 6 August 2017. Zamboanga del Sur is 1168 kilometers south of Manila. Rudy Alicaway, the victim, anchored the entertainment program “Tigmo Tigmo” (Riddle) on...

Tabloid Columnist Gunned Down in Sultan Kudarat

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Two men riding a motorcycle shot dead a columnist in the municipality of President Quirino in Sultan Kudarat province on 7 August 2017. The killing happened while Mindanao is under martial law. Sultan Kudarat is 1703 kilometers south of Manila. The victim, Leo Diaz, wrote a column...

Radio Commentator Survives Slay Attempt

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Unidentified assailants shot and wounded a radio commentator in Marihatag town, Surigao del Sur on 26 July 2017. Surigao del Sur is 1,296 kilometers south of Manila. DxJB FM’s owner-operator Julito “Paka-paka” Orillaneda was getting off a tricycle in front of his house in Barangay Poblacion when...

Dumaguete Radioman Acquitted of Libel

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local radio anchor was acquitted on charges of two counts of libel on 30 June 2017 in Dumaguete, the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, 639.56 kilometers south of Manila. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo filed libel charges against dyMD Energy FM anchor Cornelio...

News Photographer Threatened by City Councilor

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A news photographer was allegedly threatened by a city councilor on 22 April 2017. In a report by The Manila Times, Jayson Drew, photographer for tabloid Pilipino Mirror, chanced upon a vehicular accident along Alabang-Zapote road past midnight of April 22. Danilo Hernandez, Las Piñas City District...

Tabloid Columnist Gunned Down in Masbate

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two unidentified men on a motorcycle shot dead a columnist for Remate, Joaquin Briones, in Milagros, Masbate around 8 a.m. on March 13. He was also a former radio commentator. Remate, a national tabloid in Filipino, is published in Manila. If proven work-related, the killing is...

Reporters Harassed by Presidential Security Detail

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- Three radio reporters were allegedly harassed by members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) at the Malacanang Palace last February 7. The PSG denied such incident. Aya Yupangco of dwIZ, Dennis Datu of dzMM and Michael Goyagoy of dzXL were covering a peace talks protest of human...

Cotabato Radio Blocktimer Shot Dead

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio blocktimer, who was also a close-in aide of Mayor Russel Abonado of M’lang, Cotabato, was fatally shot in this town by unidentified suspects on February 1. Cotabato is 1,225 kilometers south of Manila. Marlon Muyco was riding a motorcycle on his way home with...

Resigned Broadcaster Killed in Ilocos Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Unidentified men riding a motorcycle shot Mario Contaoi who has been identified by different reports as a volunteer reporter, program anchor, as well as a university professor and beach owner on 6 January 2017, in Magsingal town, Ilocos Sur, a province 370 kilometers north of Manila....

NUJP Website Attacked

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), a media organization focused on welfare and safety of journalists, reported a denial of service attack on its website on 9 January 2017. On its Facebook page, NUJP said, “The website of the National Union of Journalists...