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 Three broadcasters killed in eleven days CMFR/Philippines – A radio blocktimer was shot dead in Tagum City, Davao del Norte province, on 11 December 2013. He was the third broadcaster killed in the last eleven days. Tagum City in the Mindanao island group is some 1,400 kilometers south of Manila. Rogelio “Tata” Estrada Butalid was... Escaped prisoner charged with radio commentator’s murder remains at large CMFR/Philippines – An escaped convict charged with the murder of Joash Dignos, a radio commentator killed on 29 November 2013. The suspect remains at large, while his five accomplices are still unidentified. The Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) charged Dionesio Daulong with the murder... Jordanian journalist free after 18 months of captivity CMFR/Philippines – Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani says he escaped  from his Abu Sayyaf captors on 4 December 2013 after 18 months of being held captive in  Sulu province, southern Philippines. The police in Patikul town in Sulu said they received a report that a kidnap victim had been seen... Second radio anchor killed in a week CMFR/Philippines – Another radio anchor was killed for his work on 6 December 2013 in Tandag City, capital of Surigao del Sur province, three weeks after the a presidential spokesperson said that “there is no more impunity” in the Philippines. The killing occurred a week after blocktimer Joash Dignos... TJA helps typhoon Yolanda affected journalists and media workers The Thai Journalists Association donated USD1,000 for the journalists and media workers affected by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in November 2013. The money will be used to provide financial assistance through the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility. In the photo are Chavarong Limpattamapanee of TJA and Melinda Quintos de... Blocktimer shot dead, impunity still exists CMFR/Philippines – A blocktimer was shot dead in Valencia City, Bukidnon province, on 29 November 2013, six days after the anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre and the International Day to End Impunity on 23 November and after a presidential spokesperson said that “there is no more impunity” in the... Police officer tagged in radio broadcaster’s killing CMFR/Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has named the suspects in the 29 August 2013 killing of a radio broadcaster in Iligan City. In its report dated 22 October 2013, the bureau recommended the prosecution of a police officer and said that the other identified suspect... Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of murder charge against former governor CMFR/Philippines – The Court of Appeals has affirmed its earlier decision dismissing the murder case against former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes, the alleged mastermind in the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo Ortega. By a 3-2 vote, the Special Tenth Division of the Court of Appeals denied the motion... Hackers attack Manila broadsheet’s website CMFR/Philippines – A Manila broadsheet newspaper’s website almost shut down due to a barrage of bogus page-requests, in a “distributed denial of service” (DDoS) attack on 13 September 2013. The attackers also exploited vulnerabilities of the news website’s content management system (WordPress), to redirect requests for news reports and... Radio transmitter stolen; broadcaster threatened CMFR/Philippines – Unidentified men stole a radio transmitter and other equipment in Digos City, wounding the radio station’s caretaker in the process, on 8 September 2013. Five days later, on 11 September, a broadcaster from another radio station received a death threat sent via a commercial courier. Digos City... « Previous1…1112131415…47Next »
