Press Freedom Protection Archives | Page 18 of 76

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...

Publisher-columnist Shot in Catanduanes; First Journalist Killed Under Duterte

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – An unidentified gunman shot the publisher-columnist of a two-week old community newspaper in Catanduanes on 19 December 2016. His death is the first media killing under the watch of President Rodrigo Duterte. It is also the first journalist killing in Catanduanes and the eighth in...

Journalist facing libel charges receives death threats

CMFR/Philippines – A journalist received death threats while waiting for his libel case to be heard in the Quezon City Prosecutors Office on 23 November 2016. Pangasinan-based The Manila Times reporter Jaime Aquino was waiting in Room 430 of the QC Prosecutors Office when the complainants in his...

Broadcaster Receives Threats via SMS

CMFR/Philippines – A Manila-based radio broadcaster is continuing to receive threatening text messages from an unknown source. DzXL anchor Lourdes Escaros, reported receiving threatening text messages after reporting news critical of President Rodrigo Duterte. Escaros hosts the news program Unang Balita sa Unang Radyo and the morning and...

Duterte and the Media: On the Rocks (Updated)

A YEAR into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte’s speeches remain peppered with expletives and tirades, the most controversial of which have been directed at respected institutions: the church, international human rights organizations, journalists and media companies. President Duterte started lashing out at ABS-CBN and Philippine Daily Inquirer in March and...

Online Threats against Journalists Mark Duterte’s 100 Days

IT STARTED even during the campaign. Journalists critical of anything about then candidate Rodrigo Duterte were savaged on social media and it has not stopped. Duterte’s defenders rain specific threats, rape, murder and libel suits, including harm to members of the journalist’s family. The latest victims of cyber...

TV Reporter Assaulted by Freed Hostage’s Kin

CMFR/PHILIPPINES—A television reporter and a cameraman were allegedly assaulted by the relatives of a freed hostage victim 22 September 2016 in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur. Zamboanga City is 1,333 kilometers south of Manila. ABS-CBN Zamboanga reporter Reuben James Rosalado and cameraman Jovito Alcoran were covering the release...