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Broadcaster threatened over illegal gambling report

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio broadcaster received death threats on his mobile phone after reporting on illegal gambling in Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental. Misamis Oriental is a province approximately 789 kilometers south of Manila. Manny Agustero, a broadcaster at dxIF-Bombo Radyo, received in the evening of 20 October...

Broadcasters claim local official threatened them

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local official of Porac town, Pampanga allegedly threatened journalists over a story involving his business deals. Porac town is approximately 70.32 kilometers north of Manila. DwGV Radyo Centro broadcasters Arnel Panganiban and Gary Bernardo were attending the opening of a convenience store in Subic, Zambales on...

Philippines down 34 places in Press Freedom Index

THE AMPATUAN massacre has put the Philippines in 156th place in the 2010 World Press Freedom Index of the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, Reporters Without Borders), 34 places down from its 122nd rank in 2009. RSF cited the Philippines as one of the countries whose “rankings dropped due...

Alleged gunman in killing of editor-publisher surrenders

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The alleged gunman in the killing of Davao del Sur publisher-editor Nestor Bedolido surrendered last October 2010. Davao del Sur is a province approximately 995 kilometers south of Manila. Voltaire “Boyet” Mirafuentes came to Manila last Oct. 6 together with his lawyers and surrendered to the Philippine...

FIGHTING IMPUNITY: The 2010 multimedia competition to mark the first year of Ampatuan Massacre

ABOUT THE CONTEST This is a multimedia competition to encourage and enhance public awareness of the killing of journalists and the culture of impunity as part of the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. On November 23, 2009, around 100 armed men allegedly led by Andal...

Fighting impunity: FFFJ, UP launch competition to mark the first year of Ampatuan Massacre

The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ), through its secretariat, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), with the cooperation of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP-CMC), will launch on Wednesday, September 29 a multimedia competition to mark the first anniversary of the Ampatuan...

Alleged gunman in murder of broadcaster arrested

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine National Police arrested on 23 September 2010 the alleged gunman in the killing of a radio broadcaster in June 2010 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, a province approximately 402 kilometers north of Manila. Arrested was Leanardo Banaag, the alleged gunman in the murder of dzJC...

Housing mogul allegedly threatened correspondent

A HOUSING mogul allegedly threatened a Pampanga-based correspondent after she reported on his company’s alleged illegal housing scheme. Pampanga is a province approximately 56 kilometers north of Manila. Philippine Daily Inquirer senior correspondent for Central Luzon, Tonette Orejas, reported to several media organizations an alleged threat by Globe Asiatique...

Alleged gunmen acquitted in 2004 killing of journalist

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Manila court has acquitted the alleged gunmen in the 2004 killing of a broadcaster in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Ilocos Norte is a province 399 kilometers north of Manila. Branch 54 of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) cleared former Senior Police Officer Apolonio Medrano and...

Volunteer reporter survives attack

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Local police has formed a task force to look into the possible motives in the attempted murder of a “volunteer reporter” in Nabua, Camarines Sur last 9 July 2010. The victim, Miguel “Mike” Belen, survived seven bullet wounds inflicted by unidentified men on his way home last...