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Radio commentator shot and wounded

CMFR/Philippines – An unidentified gunman shot and wounded a radio commentator in Dagupan City on 26 August 2014. The police said they have yet to determine the motive behind the incident, but the victim said his exposes on illegal drugs may have caused the shooting. Orlando “Orly” Navarro was...

Radio anchor sues newspaper for libel

CMFR/Philippines – A radio broadcaster filed a libel complaint against a national daily newspaper and two former government officials on 26 August 2014. The complaint stemmed from a March 2014 report that named the radio broadcaster as one of three broadcasters who were said to have received bribes from...

Updated: Journalist gets death threat over Ampatuan Massacre report

CMFR/Philippines – A journalist received threatening text messages on 12 August 2014 after reporting that some state and private prosecutors may have been bribed to fix the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre Trial in favor of the accused. “Why won’t you stop? Do you want to die?” said a text message...

Witness in killing of journalist shot dead; journalists mauled, threatened at gun point

CMFR/Philippines – Unidentified men shot dead an eye witness in the killing of a journalist in Digos City in 2010 on 31 July 2014 in Davao City. Meanwhile, a policeman and two others allegedly mauled a camera man and threatened other journalists in a Karaoke bar in Agusan del...

Councilor includes journalists in libel complaint against fellow politician

CMFR/Philippines – A councilor in Cagayan de Oro City filed a libel complaint on 2 July 2014 against a fellow city councilor, but included the editor-in-chief and the reporters of the newspaper that published the allegedly libelous remarks. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals in Manila dismissed a four-year old...

Ukraine is most dangerous country for journalists worldwide; Philippines is sixth

Seven journalists were killed in Ukraine in the first half of 2014, making it the most dangerous country for journalists, according to a survey by the International News Safety Institute (INSI) released on 19 July 2014. This is the first time Ukraine has been so declared since...

Newspaper reporter sues radio reporter for libel, cyber-bullying

CMFR/Philippines – A radio anchor in Malolos City, Bulacan province, will be arraigned on 22 July 2014, after a newspaper correspondent filed a libel charge against him on 17 January 2014. Malolos is approximately 40 kilometers north of Metro Manila. Carmela Reyes-Estrope, owner and editor-in-chief of NEWS CORE weekly...

Publishers acquitted, libel charges dismissed

CMFR/Philippines – A court in Cagayan de Oro City acquitted a newspaper publisher from a libel charge last 28 April 2014. Meanwhile, in Metro Manila, the Court of Appeal (CA) dismissed a libel case against another publisher on 7 July 2014. Branch 21 of the Cagayan de Oro Regional...

Government official: stop the criticisms or face libel

CMFR/Philippines – Cebu’s provincial legal officer and head of the province’s Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) threatened during a press conference to file a libel complaint against a journalist last 30 June 2014 if the journalist does not stop “attacking” him and his family. Cebu City is approximately 1,100...

APC to hold a forum on combating corruption and promoting competitiveness

Join the discussion, "Two sides of a coin: A Forum on Combating Corruption and Promoting Economic Competitiveness" on July 16, 2014, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, at the Bahia Rooftop, 14/F Intercontinental Hotel, Makati City. Organzied by the Asian Institute of Management and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, in collaboration with EU-Asia Economic...