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 Probe Team probed Claiming that an interview of a fugitive soldier could be tantamount to sedition, Department of Justice ordered a probe on a television documentary program last 21 April. The interview with 1st Lt. Sonny Sarmiento was conducted by ABS-CBN’s The Probe Team last month as part of a comprehensive report... CA summons gov’t on press freedom petition The Court of Appeals (CA) asked the Executive Department to answer the petition made by a group of media organizations and journalists questioning the government’s actions against press freedom. In a resolution, dated 07 April, written by Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes, the appellate court gave the government 10 days... Cotabato FM station harrassed by mayor A local FM radio station faces suspension when a town mayor recently accused the former of illegal operations in Kabacan, Cotabato, around 1100 kilometers south of Manila. In her complaint to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), dated 31 March 2006, Kabacan Mayor Luzviminda Tan claimed that 101.7 Hot FM... Tribune tries to get case dismissed MANILA, Philippines – An editor-publisher, charged last month with inciting to sedition, has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the case against her and two other columnists. Ninez Cacho-Olivares, editor-in-chief and publisher of The Daily Tribune, and two other columnists of the said newspaper asked the DOJ... Local mayor threatens closure of Mindanao radio station Accused of maligning the local government, a radio station was threatened by a town mayor last 05 April in Valencia City, Bukidnon, approximately 830 kilometers south of Manila. In his order dated 28 March 2006, Valencia City Mayor Jose Galario directed Radio Mindanao’s local radio station dxVR to stop... Negros media under AFP crosshair? BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental — A top Negros Occidental-based military officer claimed that a closed down local paper in 2004 was being revived as a propaganda tool of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Colonel Jerry Jalandoni, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, linked the Visayas Daily Courier... PCIJ under new attack The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) received yet another suit from a controversial audio technician, who this time, filed five counts of libel against them last 27 March in Quezon City. In his latest complaint against PCIJ, engineer Jonathan Tiongco said he “is being harassed by PCIJ,” referring... Press Advisory For more information: look for Nathan of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (tel. no. 02 840-0903) or Ayi of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (09104950087; NUJP office- 02 411-7768) In a continuing effort to guard the people’s right to information, media organizations and individual... Search warrant on PCIJ Reporting the truth was only a crime during Martial Law. But its sinister shadow was seen again yesterday, March 13, when three members of the Central Police District, accompanied by sound engineer Jonathan Tiongco, asked a Quezon City judge to issue a search warrant for the office of the... A look at the media’s petition vs muzzling efforts For those who want to get a quick grasp of what the petition the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has filed along with other media groups and journalists last March 8, here is an executive summary of the petition. Executive Summary:Petition for Certiorari, Prohibition and Declaratory Relief... « Previous1…3031323334…36Next »
