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Cebu broadcaster posts bail for libel

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Cebu tri-media personality has surrendered to the local police after a court issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with a libel case filed by a former Cebu City mayor. Cebu is approximately 1,100 kilometers south of Metro Manila.

Radio blocktimer arrested on libel charge

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio blocktimer facing two counts of criminal libel case was arrested last 9 June 2015 in Valencia City, Bukidnon province. Bukidnon is approximately 1481 kilometers south of Manila.

R2KRN STATEMENT: Committee Chair, Authors and Champions Ready for Second ReadingWill the House Leadership Give Time for FOI?

TODAY, WE give way to the statement below by House Committee on Public Information Chairperson Rep. Jorge Almonte and the House FOI champions and authors. They released the statement yesterday during their briefing for the press at the House of Representatives.

R2KRN STATEMENT: House FOI Committee Report Filed!

FOI Tracker No. 3: On May 25, 2015 the House Committee on Public Information filed the Committee Report on FOI.

R2KRN STATEMENT: FOI Losing Time, High Prioritization Essential

COMMITTEE ON Public Information Chairperson Jorge T. Almonte and House FOI (Freedom of Information) champions and authors were scheduled to file the Committee Report on the FOI Bill with the Secretary General of the House of Representative last Wedneday, May 20, at 3:30 pm. However, at around 2:00 pm,...

R2KRN STATEMENT: FOI Bill Well Positioned for Passage; Citizens to Track Congress Action on FOI

The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition will monitor the action of Congress on FOI in the coming days, weeks, and months.

Boracay resort owner sues broadcaster for libel

The owner of Boracay West Cove on Boracay island has filed a libel suit against a local broadcaster over several reports on the resort’s alleged violations of building laws.

Assuring journalists’ safety and independence

The continuing killing of journalists and media workers is still the main threat to media freedom and the autonomy of journalists in the Philippines.

Women in media: Ten women killed for their work as journalists (1990-2014)

The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) has recorded that 10 of the 146 journalists killed in the line of duty since 1986 are women. To mark the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day, CMFR pays to tribute these women journalists who were killed for doing their...

Journalists under threat

CMFR infographic on journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty since 1986.