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 INVITATION FOR COVERAGE: April 27 press conference of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) will hold a press conference on the culture of impunity and the killing of journalists during the Philippine Press Institute’s 13th National Press Forum on April 27 (Monday), 11:30 a.m., at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. This is in celebration of the... Judge denies accused’s motion to quash CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local Philippine court denied on 7 April 2009 the motion to dismiss the murder charges against the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of Sultan Kudarat journalist Marlene Esperat. Sultan Kudarat is a province approximately 968 kms south of Manila . Branch 30 Judge Milanio Guerrero... Another Bad Year for the Press: MEDIA GROUP RELEASES 2008 PRESS FREEDOM REPORT As the year 2008 ended, another radio broadcaster in Northern Samar was killed by unknown assailants. The killing of Leo Mila of dxSY brought to six the number of journalists/media practitioners killed in the line of duty in 2008. Aside from killings and physical attacks, the Philippine press also... Regional military unit denies threatening radio broadcaster CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio broadcaster from Davao City allegedly received a message through his mobile phone last 16 March 2009 threatening him for his supposedly biased reporting. The radio broadcaster believes the threat came from the military. The spokesman of the regional military unit has denied the allegation. News... Television news team released from police detention CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio reporter and a television cameraman were released last 16 March 2009 after nearly 12 hours of detention in a police station in Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Quezon City is the largest of Metro Manila’s cities in population and land area. DzMM reporter Dexter Joie Ganibe... Launch of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2009 Global Impunity Index in Manila The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) cordially invite you to the launch of CPJ’s 2009 Global Impunity Index in Manila on March 23, 2009. Please join us for a presentation of CPJ’s findings in its global analysis of unsolved... Launch of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2009 Global Impunity Index in Manila The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) cordially invite you to the launch of CPJ’s 2009 Global Impunity Index in Manila on March 23, 2009. Please join us for a presentation of CPJ’s findings in its global analysis of unsolved... Two suspects in slay attempt against radio broadcaster surrender CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two suspects in the slay attempt against a Cagayan de Oro City-based radio broadcaster surrendered to the local police on 9 March 2009. But both denied involvement in the slay attempt. A gunman riding tandem on a motorcycle shot radio broadcaster Nilo Labares in the back at... Legislator refuses to comment on alleged threat against radio broadcaster CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A legislator allegedly threatened a block-time radio broadcaster from Davao del Sur over the radio on 1 March 2009. But the congressman has refused to comment on the issue. Digos City is about 995 kms southeast of Manila. Digos City-based radio blocktimer Marlan Malnegro told the Center... Blocktimer survives slay attempt CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Digos City-based radio blocktimer said he survived a slay attempt last 28 February 2009. But a local police official said that it was possible that no such attempt had been made on the broadcaster’s life. Radio blocktimer Ronaldo Doong said an assailant on a motorcycle tried... « Previous1…1011121314…36Next »
