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IN MEMORIAMASSISTANT STATE PROSECUTOR NESTOR SERRANO LAZARO

A graduate of the Far Eastern University (Bachelor of Science in Commerce-Banking and Finance, and Bachelor of Laws), Assistant State Prosecutor Nestor “Nes” Lazaro began his career in the government service as a messenger at the Department of Public Information in 1976 and then for the Court of Appeals-Manila...

Two foreign journalists killed in Syria

A foreign reporter and a photojournalist were killed during a military attack in the rebel-held town of Homs in Syria last 22 February 2012.

Decriminalizing libel: UN declares PH libel law “excessive”

By far the most significant development in the Philippine campaign to decriminalize libel is the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s (UNHRC) October 2011 declaration that the criminal sanction for libel in the Philippines is “excessive” and in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in...

Coalition Welcomes People’s Gains in FOI

The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition welcomes the recent public endorsement by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III of the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) law and the release of the executive’s final proposed bill.

TV news crew claims threat from village councilor

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A village councilor allegedly threatened a TV news crew in Cagayan de Oro City last 1 February 2012. The village councilor denied the allegation.

On the latest version of Palace FOI billImprovements noted

On Feb. 2, 2012—Malacañang has for the first time forwarded a draft Freedom of Information (FOI) bill to the House of Representatives for discussion and possible enactment. It has been 19 years since the first FOI bill was filed in the House of Representatives. Advocates had expected President Benigno S....

A triumph for free expression and press freedom

THE Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) hails as a triumph for free expression and press freedom the declaration by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), which was adopted during the 103rd session of the United Nations, that the provisions of the Philippines’ Revised Penal Code (RPC) penalizing...

Philippines ranked 140th in Press Freedom Index

The Philippines is up 16 places in the 2011 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders, RSF).

PCIJ Training on SALN

PCIJ will conduct another briefing on January 27. Go to http://pcij.org/blog/2012/01/13/do-the-saln-salsa-with-pcij to know more.

Publisher threatened after condemning media killings

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A newspaper publisher in General Santos City claimed he received a threatening text (SMS) message last 17 January 2012 after calling for the arrest of the killers and masterminds in the murder of a fellow publisher last 5 January 2012.