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 Mindoro journalist’s petition for writ of amparo denied In what could be a setback to the campaign for legal protection of journalists under threat, the Manila Court of Appeals denied on 27 June 2008 a petition for a writ of amparo filed by an Oriental Mindoro-based journalist. Oriental Mindoro is a province approximately 140 kms south of... Media groups ask Supreme Court to issue habeas corpus for jailed broadcaster CMFR/Philippines – Last 30 May 2008, media groups filed a petition for habeas corpus before the Philippine Supreme Court asking for the release of jailed radio commentator Alexander “Alex” Adonis. The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, questioned before the... Jail official refuses to release broadcaster despite court order CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A jail official refused on 26 May 2008 to release a radio commentator jailed for libel since last year despite a court order. The warden of the Davao Penal Colony (Dapecol) in Davao del Norte has not released radio broadcaster Alexander “Alex” Adonis despite being paroled by... Case against Esperat masterminds stalled as court grants injunction CMFR/Philippines–The Cebu Court of Appeals issued on 14 May 2008 a writ of preliminary injunction prohibiting the Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) from proceeding with the case against the suspected masterminds in the 2005 murder of journalist Marlene Esperat. Cebu is a province approximately 562 km south of... Correspondents threatened by local government official CMFR/Philippines—Two provincial correspondents of a national broadsheet said they were indirectly threatened with harm by a local government official in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao on 10 May 2008. Ifugao is a province approximately 350 km northeast of Manila. Reporter Maria Elena Catajan and photographer Redjie Cawis, both correspondents of the... Provincial publisher killed CMFR/Philippines—An individual onboard a motorcycle gunned down a newspaper publisher at around 10:15 pm (local time) on 7 April 2008 night in Pasig City in the Philippines. Pasig is one of the cities that make up the National Capital Region, where the country’s capital, Manila, is located. Benefredo Acabal,... Journalist gets death threat over mining story CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Palawan-based journalist was threatened with death on 3 April 2008 after he wrote that a mining company was blocking plans to declare a forest in Brooke’s Point, Palawan as a protected area. Palawan is an island southwest of Manila. Redempto Anda, a Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondent... Judge grants 60-day temporary restraining order for trial of “masterminds” in journalist’s killing CMFR/Philippines—The Cebu City Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on 25 March 2008 in the trial of the suspected masterminds in the killing of a journalist. Cebu is a province approximately 562 km south of Manila. A three-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Francisco Acosta... High Court grants petition for transfer of venue of the trials of suspects in the killing of two journalists CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Supreme Court granted on 18 March 2008 a petition by the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) to transfer the venue of the trials of suspects in the killing of two Aklan-based journalists to another... Supreme Court issues first writ of amparo for journalist The Supreme Court granted the first writ of amparo for a journalist on 11 March 2008. « Previous1…3536373839…47Next »
