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CMFR Statement on Libel Suits filed by Cusi and Uy

THE LIBEL suits brought by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and businessman Dennis Uy against 21 journalists and seven news organizations is a case all too familiar in this presidency: it is another attempt to intimidate, harass, and ultimately to silence the press.

Philippine Media Statement on Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize

WE JOIN our fellow Filipinos in celebrating the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize given to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov.

Congratulations to Maria Ressa and the Nobel Foundation

CMFR JOINS freedom loving Filipinos in celebrating the choice of Filipino journalist Maria Ressa as a recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. The recognition is for more than her pioneering work as CEO and editor of Rappler, a leading online news company in Asia.

A call to the Philippine Army: Respect for press freedom in word and deed

THE FREEDOM for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) a coalition of press freedom advocates, condemns the Philippine Army’s Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) cyberattacks on the websites of two alternative media organizations, Bulatlat and AlterMidya, as assaults on press freedom and free expression.

PRESS CHAMPION AND ADVOCATE

THE Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility mourns the passing of former President Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III. We condole with his family and with the rest of the nation for our common loss.

Philippine Media Statement on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

THE SUPREME Court is hearing oral arguments on petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. We, editors and reporters of news organizations around the Philippines, join the voices of various sectors opposing provisions of the law that trample upon fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of the press. Section...

It isn’t just about Rappler

WITH THE conviction for cyber libel of Rappler’s Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr., every Filipino must take the cause of freedom of expression as a personal challenge, whatever personal, political, business and other interests they may hold. We can only endure if we believe and respect...

We will not surrender our freedoms

WE ARE the community of independent Filipino journalists. We are the descendants of Lopez Jaena, of Del Pilar, of Rizal, of Leona Florentino, the sons and daughters of Don Chino, Joe Burgos, Tony Nieva, inheritors of the great tradition of critical and independent Philippines journalism, a journalism that speaks...

“Fake news” provision threatens freedom of the press, expression

JOINT STATEMENT We, media organizations, advocates of freedom of the press and of expression, journalists and academics, raise the alarm over the insertion of measures to control free expression in the “Bayanihan to Heal As One” Act. We refer to Section 6(6), which penalizes “individuals or groups creating, perpetrating,...

Statement on government requiring journalists to get PCOO accreditation to be exempted from community quarantine

WE, MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, journalists, press freedom advocates and academics, raise our collective voice and declare our opposition to government requiring journalists to secure accreditation from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to be exempted from the enhanced community quarantine. While we recognize the gravity of the situation, we assert that...