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Two radio broadcasters shot in Iloilo

CMFR/Philippines—Two radio journalists were injured when two unidentified men fired their guns at them on 1 December 2006 in Estancia, Iloilo, a province located about 400 kilometers south of Manila. Arnie Pullan and Butch Aclaro, broadcasters at the MBC-Radyo Natin, were on their way home after their program when...

Palawan reporter complains of threats

CMFR Philippines—A radio reporter has complained of threats by a police officer after the latter became the subject of reports of wrongdoing. Lourdes Escaros-Paet, reporter for the radio station dyPR and the weekly community nenwspaper Bandillo ng Palawan, said police officer Antonio Magbanua aired his threats over radio station...

Ilocos Norte reporter killed

CMFR/Philippines—Assailants stabbed to death a community journalist on 20 December 2006 in Batac, Ilocos Norte, a province north of Manila. Andres “Andy” Acosta, 46, news reporter for dzJC and the monthly community paper Northern Light, was on his way home from a Christmas party of reporterNOts at the Northview...

RP Still One of the Worst Press Freedom Violators

Ranking drops because of harassment, killings RP Still One of the Worst Press Freedom Violators The Philippines is still one of the worst press freedom violators in the world, according to an annual report released recently by the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontiéres (RSF). RSF’s 2006 World Press Freedom Index,...

Media in the Philippines and Thailand: States of Emergency and the Press

Media in the Philippines and Thailand States of Emergency and the Press By Roby Alampay BANGKOK—On Feb. 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed the Philippines under a state of national emergency, claiming that her government had uncovered yet another plot to topple her administration. Invoking a newly-minted presidential...

Police tries to arrest reporter

AN ARREST warrant for a business reporter, one of the 43 journalists sued by the husband of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jose Miguel Arroyo, was served by at least six policemen right inside the Malacañang Palace compound last 13 November. Five Manila Police District policemen entered the press working...

Newspaper columnist receives death threat

A newspaper columnist who has been charged with libel by the husband of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo received a death threat through the e-mail on 12 November. Ellen Tordesillas, columnist and chief of reporters of the daily newspaper Malaya (Free), found the threatening message on her e-mail at around...

Seeking Justice for Journalists

By Rachel E. Khan and Nathan Lee In the past year, continued efforts by local and international media organizations had brought about significant developments in pursuing justice for the slain journalists. Just last Oct. 6, three of Marlene Esperat’s killers were sentenced to reclusion perpetua by a Cebu City...

Public Apathy Toward Repression

Media’s bigger problem Public Apathy Toward Repression By Don Gil K. Carreon Then Presidential Proclamation 1017 was declared, placing the country under a state of emergency, there was little public outcry. Even when Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the government was planning to issue guidelines on how media should...

A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom

A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom (The following statement was drafted by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in response to the libel cases filed by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. It was signed by 648 journalists (as of Oct. 11) and 41 local and international groups such...