A PLEDGE—AND A REMINDER

In 2010 Mr. Aquino promised much in the area of human rights and press freedom defense. The third anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre should be both an occasion for journalists, media advocacy and human rights groups to renew their pledge never to forget what happened on November 23, 2009...

International Day to End Impunity

WHY DOES the Philippines have a culture of impunity and how does it affect free press? Here's CMFR's microsite on the issue in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity and Third Year of the Ampatuan Massacre on Nov. 23.

Impunity and the Free Press

Impunity and the free press on Prezi

Ampatuan Massacre: PROFILING THE VICTIMS

Ampatuan Massacre: Trial Overview

Ampatuan Massacre in the News

The Ampatuan Massacre is the single most brutal attack against the press in Philippine history. On November 23, 2009, 58 persons--including 32 journalists and media workers--were killed in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines. Outdated and laborious court procedures have prolonged the trial. Since the Massacre three years ago,...

BAM goes the Freedom of Information bill!

BATTERY, ASSAULT, and MURDER – this was what happened to the FOI bill today (Nov. 13) at the hearing of the Committee on Public Information of the House of Representatives.

TAKE PART IN IFEX's 23 ACTIONS IN 23 DAYS

Radio commentator shot dead in northern Philippines (Updated)

A MOTORCYCLE-RIDING gunman shot dead a radio commentator in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija last 8 November 2012. Nueva Ecija province is approximately 112 kilometers north of Manila. Two passersby saw Julius Caesar Cauzo, a regular political commentator for dwJJ 684 lying on Flowerlane Street, Aduas Centro village in Cabanatuan...

Non-Passage of the FOI Bill in the 15th Congress is Not Acceptable

A little over three months ago, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. uttered these words to summon his colleagues in the House of Representatives to work harder and faster on bills pending in the chamber, not least of them the FOI (Freedom of Information) bill. This clarion call may well...