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 Regional fora, meetings mark CMFR commemoration of Ampatuan Massacre Anniversary The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is holding “The Journalism Asia Forum 2010 (JAF) – Impunity and Press Freedom” on November 23 to mark the first year anniversary of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) massacre, in which fifty-eight people including 32 journalists and media workers were murdered in... Alleged gunman in killing of editor-publisher surrenders CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The alleged gunman in the killing of Davao del Sur publisher-editor Nestor Bedolido surrendered last October 2010.  Davao del Sur is a province approximately 995 kilometers south of Manila. Voltaire “Boyet” Mirafuentes came to Manila last Oct. 6 together with his lawyers and surrendered to the Philippine... Alleged gunman in murder of broadcaster arrested CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine National Police arrested on 23 September 2010 the alleged gunman in the killing of a radio broadcaster in June 2010 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte,  a province approximately 402 kilometers north of Manila. Arrested was Leanardo Banaag, the alleged gunman in the murder of dzJC... Alleged gunmen acquitted in 2004 killing of journalist CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Manila court has acquitted the alleged gunmen in the 2004 killing of a broadcaster in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Ilocos Norte is a province 399 kilometers north of Manila. Branch 54 of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) cleared former Senior Police Officer Apolonio Medrano and... Case against suspects in killing of Kalinga journalist filed CMFR/PHILIPPINES –Local police have filed a murder complaint against five suspects in the 3 July 2010 killing of a journalist in Kalinga province. Jose “Pepe” Daguio, former reporter for Radyo ng Bayan and correspondent of Radyo Natin, died of a single shot to the right side of his chest.... Another media practitioner killed, third in a week CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Mindanao-based publisher and editorial consultant was gunned down a few meters from his karaoke shop last 19 June 2010. It was the third killing in a week following the death of Desidario “Jessie” Camangyan on June 14 and Jovelito Agustin on June 16. Nestor Bedolido, editorial... Two broadcasters killed in separate incidents CMFR/PHILIPPINES – As the Arroyo administration neared the end of its term this June 30, two other broadcasters were killed in separate incidents in the regions of Northern Luzon (Region I) and Southern Mindanao (Region XI). If found to be work-related, these will raise the number of journalists/media practitioners... Alleged gunman in 2004 journalist’s murder killed CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A police officer shot dead the alleged gunman in the 2004 killing of a Batangas-based journalist last 19 October 2009, a day before his arraignment. The police said the shooting was accidental. Batangas is a province approximately 90 kilometers from Manila. Three policemen were bringing Michael Garcia,... A Philippine court convicts one journalist’s killer; another acquits a suspect in a separate case CMFR/PHILIPPINES—Two local courts recently decided two separate cases of work-related killing of broadcasters in Region XI (Davao Region). Eight out of the 78 work-related killing of journalists/media practitioners since 1986 happened in Region XI. On 22 April 2009, Judge George Omelio of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 14... PRESS ADVISORY FOR: News and current affairs head/editor FROM: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility/ Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists SUBJECT: Hearing on the murder against SPO4 Apolonio Medrano and Basilio Yadao for the 2004 killing of Ilocos broadcast journalist Roger Mariano DATES: 3, 10 and 18 October 2007 (8:30 a.m.)... « Previous1…8910111213Next »
