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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...

FOI advocates to admin: Speed up FOI bill passage

Freedom of information (FOI) advocates are asking President Benigno Aquino III and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte to prioritize the bill and pass it within the year. In a Town Hall July 14 meeting and sign-on activity organized by the Right to Know Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN) at the University of...

International Crisis

Egyptian court convicts journalists for covering protests An Egyptian court sentenced on 23 June 2014 three Al Jazeera journalists–Australian Peter Geste, Cairo bureau chief Canadian-Egyptian Mohamad Fahmy and producer Baher Mohamed–to prison terms of between seven to ten years for allegedly conspiring with the rebel group Muslim Brotherhood. Three...

Arrest warrant still out for TV broadcaster accused of libel

CMFR/Philippines – A warrant of arrest is still out for one of two broadcasters accused of libel. Branch 92 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court in Manila issued the warrant on 23 June 2014 against TV broadcasters Raffy and Erwin Tulfo. A police officer who said the Tulfos...

Suspected gunman in killing of journalist arrested

CMFR/Philippines – The suspected gunman in the November 2013 killing of radio commentator Joash Dignos was arrested in Valencia City, Bukidnon province, on 13 June 2014. Valencia City is approximately 1,500 kilometers south of Metro Manila. Aside from the murder of Dignos, suspect Dionesio Daulong was also wanted for one...

Denied protection in 2008, radio blocktimer shot dead

CMFR/Philippines – A journalist whose request for a writ of amparo in 2008 was denied by the Court of the Appeals was shot dead in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro province, on 9 June 2014. The writ of amparo is “a remedy available to any person whose right to life,...