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 Alternative press reporter harassed, tagged as “leftist” The lawyer of an Army sergeant accused of serious illegal detention and kidnapping allegedly harassed and tagged as “leftist” a journalist from the alternative media organization Bulatlat.com outside a regional trial court in Malolos, Bulacan on September 16. Columnist shot dead in Ilocos Norte CMFR/ Philippines – A columnist for a local weekly newspaper was shot dead in a public market in Ilocos Norte on 4 September 2015. Ilocos Norte is 397 kilometers north of Manila. Religious sect members harass, assault media workers CMFR/ Philippines – Members of the Philippine religious sect Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) allegedly harassed and assaulted media workers covering the sect's August 27- 31 protest against the filing of a criminal complaint against some of their leaders. Radio broadcaster shot dead in Misamis Occidental four years after assassination attempt CMFR/Philippines – Four years after surviving an assassination attempt, a radio broadcaster was shot dead in front of a shopping center in Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental province on 27 August 2015. Broadcaster files for leave of absence following church controversy, attacks on cafĂ© (UPDATED) CMFR/Philippines – Citing “conflict of interest” due to the on-going controversy surrounding the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), ABS-CBN 2 broadcaster Anthony Taberna filed for a leave of absence and announced the decision on his Instagram account last Sunday, 30 August 2015. Suspect in killing of radio broadcaster in Surigao del Sur arrested after six years MEMBERS OF the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested on 18 August 2015 the suspect in the killing of a provincial radio broadcaster in Caloocan City, Metro Manila. Second journalist killed in a week Another media practitioner was shot dead in the province of Sorsogon on 19 August 2015, a day after the killing of a newspaper publisher in the southern Philippine city of Tagum, Davao del Norte. Press club  president killed in Tagum City; 148th murder  since 1986 if work-related (UPDATED) CMFR/Philippines – The president of the Davao del Norte Press and Radio-TV Club (DNPRC) was shot by an unidentified man and later died in hospital in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on 18 August 2015. Davao del Norte is 1489.61 kilometers south of Manila. Freelance journo harassed, threatened (UPDATED) CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – A freelance journalist told CMFR that she has been threatened and harassed for over a year for reasons that she suspects are work-related. SONA protesters detain Zambo-based journalist CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – Protesters detained Zamboanga-based journalist during the President's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. « Previous123456…47Next »
