We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Broadcaster shot dead Police are still looking into the possible motive behind the killing of a radio broadcaster in Zamboanga Sibugay province last 22 April 2013. 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... Killing of journalists/media workersBlocktimers and volunteers JUST TWO days into the year 2013, a radio anchor was killed in the city of San Pablo, Laguna province. The victim, city councilor and dentist Edgardo “Egay” Adajar, hosted a “blocktime” program supposedly funded by the City Information Office. The program usually focused on illegal gambling and the... FM radio blocktimer is first media practitioner killed in 2013 A city councilor who is also a radio blocktimer was shot dead by a lone gunman in an apparent ambush in San Pablo City in the province of Laguna on 2 January 2013. San Pablo City is approximately 84 kilometers south of Metro Manila. Court grants petition of alleged mastermind in Ortega slay (UPDATED) CMFR/PHILIPPINES – As the press was commemorating the third year of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre last 23 November 2012, the Court of Appeals in Manila was granting an alleged mastermind’s petition to nullify his reinvestigation in connection with the killing of broadcaster Gerardo Ortega. The Special Fifth Division of... 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... Suspects in radio broadcaster’s murder charged CMFR/ Philippines – Police have filed a murder case against two teenagers suspected of killing a radio broadcaster in Tayug town, Pangasinan last 14 September 2012. Pangasinan is approximately 160 kilometers north of Manila. Family of slain broadcaster asks Appellate Court for a fair decision CMFR/Philippines – The family of slain broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega is appealing to the Court of Appeals (CA) for a fair and just decision on the motions filed by the accused masterminds in the Ortega killing. Ortega was killed on January 24, 2011 in Puerto Princesa City,... Radio blocktimer found dead CMFR/ Philippines – A radio blocktimer was found dead in the province of Maguindanao last 1 September 2012, three days after he was reported missing by his family. Maguindanao is a province approximately 955 kilometers south of Manila and was the site of the November 23, 2009 massacre of... Accused in broadcaster’s murder arrested CMFR/ Philippines – One of the accused in the murder of a broadcaster was arrested last 8 August 2012 in Bgy. Tinongan in Isabela town, Negros Occidental. Negros Occidental is approximately 467 kilometers south of Manila. « Previous1…45678…13Next »
