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We will not surrender our freedoms

Today, 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.

Covering the Pandemic

Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic

Florante de Castro, killed 1984, not 1986

While browsing through the pages of old issues of Malaya newspaper, the staff discovered that Florante de Castro, a Mindanao-based news commentator, was killed on March 9, 1984, not 1986, as has been listed in CMFR and other media organizations’ databases. De Castro, also a lawyer, was gunned down...

Former Nueva Ecija journalist killed

CMFR/Philippines—Two men on a motorcycle killed and robbed a former radio and newspaper reporter on 7 December 2006 in his farm in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, a province north of Manila. Ponciano Grande, who had worked for The Recorder and The Nueva Ecija Times, died from five bullet wounds...

CMFR/FFFJ signs MOA with IBP

Does the Philippines have a strong legal framework to defend the press and its autonomy? Can the law provide adequate protection for the press against journalist killings, political harassment such as the 11 libel suits filed by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo against 43 journalists, and to the other threats...

Two radio broadcasters shot in Iloilo

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility has an update on the Arnie Pullan case. Two radio broadcasters shot in IloiloSource: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Two radio journalists were injured when two unidentified men fired their guns at them on 1 December 2006 in Estancia, Iloilo province,...

Broadcaster critically wounded in shooting — CPJ

New York, December 4, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists said today it was investigating whether the shooting of journalist Arnie Pullan on the central Philippine island of Iloilo was related to his work as a radio host. An unidentified gunman shot and seriously wounded Pullan on December 1 as...

RSF urges investigation of journalist killing

From Reporters Sans Frontieres on the Licyayo killing: Reporters Without Borders also urges investigation into death of Antony Licyayo of Radyo Cagayano In less than a week a radio presenter has been badly wounded in a murder attempt on Panay island, central Philippines and a peasant leader, who was...

CMFR/FFFJ and IBP to forge legal link-up

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) will sign today, December 5 (Tuesday) a Memorandum of Agreement to provide legal assistance to journalists under attack because of their work and/or to the families of slain journalists in the pursuit of...

Can newspapers survive this century and beyond?

Stories from the latest issue of the PJR Reports are now online! November 2006 issue: Main Story Things are not all as they seem The Tale of the Tabloids Hector Bryant L. Macale Sidebar:Newspapers, big and small, learn the same lessonsLife Isn’t Easy Hector Bryant L. Macale Other Stories...

Journalists urged to support class civil suit

From the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility website: Wanted: Journalists! As presented by Atty. Harry Roque during a media briefing last Nov. 22 at the University of the Philippines Law Center, a class civil suit is set to be filed against Presidential spouse Juan Miguel Arroyo for the...

Radio broadcaster-activist killed

A broadcaster was gunned down by an unidentified assassin on 27 November in Cagayan, a province more than 320 kilometers north of Manila. According to report of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, Anthony Licyayo, 38, who is also a farmer, was on his way to attend to...