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CA again nullifies reinvestigation of Ortega slay

Another Division of the Court of Appeals (CA) has nullified the creation of a second panel of prosecutors to reinvestigate the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo Ortega, and the panel’s subsequent recommendation to file murder charges against the alleged masterminds. But the Court did not rule on...

Broadcaster assaulted for “negative” commentaries

ALLEGED RELATIVES OF a local candidate in Lanao del Norte attacked a broadcaster in Iligan City last 18 March 2013. Iligan City, a chartered city in Lanao del Norte, is approximately 792 kilometers south of Manila.

Reporter threatened, informed of new plan to kill him

A year after surviving a slay attempt, a journalist based in Metro Manila is again under threat in connection with a police raid on an illegal drug trade site.

Government agents use reporter to access Sulu Sultan’s home

Alleged agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) posed as members of a TV news crew so they could enter the house of Sulu Sultanate head Datu Abdul Kiram III in Taguig City, Metropolitan Manila last 6 March 2013.

Mayor files libel complaint vs. blocktimer

A mayor in Pampanga province filed a libel complaint against a radio blocktimer last 21 February 2013. It was the second libel complaint filed by the mayor against broadcaster Medardo “Med” David in 2013.

Reporter survives slay attempt

CMFR/Philippines – A freelance reporter in Bacoor City, Cavite survived two gunshot wounds in a slay attempt in the morning of 6 March 2013. Bacoor City, Cavite is about 20 kilometers south of Manila. Two unidentified men riding a black motorcycle shot Domingo Valdecantos Jr. twice in the back...

Correspondent mauled for alleged ‘bias’

POLICE OFFICERS mauled a correspondent-photojournalist covering the supposed raid by disaster victims of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office in Davao City last 27 February 2013. Davao City is about 1,500 kilometers south of Manila.

Joint statement: Media rights groups slam detention of Al-Jazeera journalists in Malaysia and calls for greater transparency

We, the undersigned organizations which advocate for media freedom and responsibility in South-East Asia, regret theunnecessary detention and interrogation of three Al-Jazeera journalists who were reporting an armed standoff near Lahad Datu, Sabah, on 20th Feb 2013.

Malaysian police detain Filipino journalist, news crew in Sabah

CMFR/Philippines – The Manila-based Al-Jazeera news team covering an armed standoff in Sabah was detained for six hours in the town of Lahad Datu by the Malaysian police last 20 February 2013. Lahad Datu is approximately 300 kilometers from Sulu, the southernmost province of the Philippines. Malaysian police took...

Autopsy rules out possible suicide of witness of a journalist killing

The autopsy of the body of a witness in the killing of a freelance journalist released 11 February 2013 concluded that there was foul play, ruling out the initial claim that he committed suicide.