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 Regional fora, meetings mark CMFR commemoration of Ampatuan Massacre Anniversary The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is holding “The Journalism Asia Forum 2010 (JAF) – Impunity and Press Freedom” on November 23 to mark the first year anniversary of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) massacre, in which fifty-eight people including 32 journalists and media workers were murdered in... Alleged gunman in killing of editor-publisher surrenders CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The alleged gunman in the killing of Davao del Sur publisher-editor Nestor Bedolido surrendered last October 2010.  Davao del Sur is a province approximately 995 kilometers south of Manila. Voltaire “Boyet” Mirafuentes came to Manila last Oct. 6 together with his lawyers and surrendered to the Philippine... FIGHTING IMPUNITY: The 2010 multimedia competition to mark the first year of Ampatuan Massacre ABOUT THE CONTEST This is a multimedia competition to encourage and enhance public awareness of the killing of journalists and the culture of impunity as part of the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. On November 23, 2009, around 100 armed men allegedly led by Andal... Fighting impunity: FFFJ, UP launch competition to mark the first year of Ampatuan Massacre The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ), through its secretariat, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), with the cooperation of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP-CMC), will launch on Wednesday, September 29 a multimedia competition to mark the first anniversary of the Ampatuan... Alleged gunman in murder of broadcaster arrested CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine National Police arrested on 23 September 2010 the alleged gunman in the killing of a radio broadcaster in June 2010 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte,  a province approximately 402 kilometers north of Manila. Arrested was Leanardo Banaag, the alleged gunman in the murder of dzJC... Case against suspects in killing of Kalinga journalist filed CMFR/PHILIPPINES –Local police have filed a murder complaint against five suspects in the 3 July 2010 killing of a journalist in Kalinga province. Jose “Pepe” Daguio, former reporter for Radyo ng Bayan and correspondent of Radyo Natin, died of a single shot to the right side of his chest.... Another media practitioner killed, third in a week CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Mindanao-based publisher and editorial consultant was gunned down a few meters from his karaoke shop last 19 June 2010. It was the third killing in a week following the death of Desidario “Jessie” Camangyan on June 14 and Jovelito Agustin on June 16. Nestor Bedolido, editorial... Case against Mike Arroyo to continue Now that the legal impediments have been  resolved with finality, the 36 journalists and three media organizations that filed a P12.5 million class suit against the husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo can expect the case to proceed. Lawyer Harry Roque told  CMFR In a 28 May 2010 interview that... Transfer of venue of case against alleged masterminds in Esperat murder granted CMFR/PHILIPPINES-The venue of the case against the alleged masterminds in the killing of Sultan Kudarat-based journalist Marlene Esperat has been transferred to Makati City with the Philippine Supreme Court’s grant of a petition for the change. The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) received a copy of the... Incoherent Cheers and Jeers to GMA-7’s Case Unclosed June 4 episode, “Danyos”, which looked into how the government has failed to indemnify the victims of human rights violations during the Marcos regime. Cheers for selecting a topic that, despite its significance, has been relegated to the background in the discussion... « Previous1…45678Next »
