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 Four charged for March 2011 murder of Manila broadcaster CMFR/PHILIPPINES— The local police of Malabon City filed murder charges against the four alleged killers of radio broadcaster Marlina Flores-Sumera at the city prosecutor’s office last 25 April 2011. Malabon City is part of the National Capital Region (Metro Manila). In a 26 April 2011 press release, the Department... Another broadcaster arrested for libel (UPDATED) CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Another broadcaster facing libel charges was arrested last 18 April 2011 in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Lanao del Norte is a province approximately 792 kilometers south of Manila. Police arrested at around 11 a.m. (local time) broadcaster Albert Loyola of radio station dxRJ on the strength... P-Noy urged to stop killings SEVERAL MEDIA, media advocacy organizations and journalism professors and students led by the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) are urging President Benigno Aquino III to take concrete steps to stop human rights violations and the continuing killing and harassment of journalists and political activists. The Manila newspaper BusinessWorld,... Libel complaint against journalists dismissed CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A provincial prosecutor dismissed last 18 January 2011 a libel complaint filed by a government employee against a columnist and the editors of a local newspaper in Catanduanes. Catanduanes is an island province approximately 580 kilometers south of Manila. The libel complaint filed by Rommel Valeza, a... Alleged gunman in the 2006 murder of Palawan radioman acquitted CMFR/PHILIPPINES –A court in Palawan acquitted a former police officer accused of killing a broadcaster in 2006. The decision was promulgated 11 April 2011. In a decision dated 8 April 2011, Palawan Regional Trial Court Branch 95 Judge Bienvenido Blancaflor acquitted and ordered the release of former policeman Aaron... Reporter arrested on libel charge CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A correspondent of a Mindanao-based newspaper was arrested on libel charges last 04 March 2011 at his home in Indahag village, Cagayan de Oro City. Cagayan de Oro City is approximately 789 kilometers south of Manila. Libel is a criminal offense in the Philippines. Edgardo “Ed” Maliza,... Building up People Power: the role of the alternative press Coverage of the 25th anniversary of the Philippine People Power events focus on the chain of events from February 21 and the takeover of government by Corazon Aquino. But the story really goes back to the years of protest undertaken by freedom fighters, many of whom remain nameless. The... Widow of slain journalist files charges against former governors, mayor CMFR/PHILIPPINES – THE WIDOW of a Palawan radio broadcaster named two former provincial governors and a town mayor suspects in the 24 January 2011 killing of her husband. (Palawan province is 592 kilometers south of Manila.) Patria Ortega, wife of slain Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) dwAR broadcaster Gerardo “Gerry”... Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom IN THE hope that a collective response will rise from the public’s understanding of impunity and its impact on press freedom and democracy, CMFR organized the “Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom (JAF 2010)” on the first anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre last November 23. The forum... UN Special Rapporteur special guest at Journalism Asia Forum 2010 For coverage/participation, please call CMFR at the following numbers: (+63 2 894/1326/894-1314/840-0889) Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, will serve as a special guest speaker at the Journalism Asia Forum 2010 on November 23. The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility... « Previous1…345678Next »
