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 First casualties?? Are UP Prof. Randy David and lawyer Argee Guevara the first casulaties of the controversial Proclamation 1017? The two gentlemen were “arrested” by the police and brought to Camp Caringal early this afternoon, February 24, while leading a rally that was making its way to the EDSA Shrine. When... text of Proclamation 1017 Below is the full text of the controversial proclamation. After 20 years of EDSA, have we come full circle? MALACAĂ‘ANG PALACE MANILAPROCLAMATION NO. 1017PROCLAMATION DECLARING A STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, over these past months, elements in the political opposition have conspired with authoritarians of the extreme Left represented... Local police chief harasses correspondent A reporter covering a demolition along a national highway was allegedly harassed by a local police chief last 09 February in Malolos, Bulacan, around 40 kilometers north of Manila. In a complaint forwarded to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), Dino Balabo, a reporter and a correspondent... Two journalists arrested for libel Two local editors of a defunct weekly newspaper were arrested recently on charges of libel in Butuan City, around 790 kilometers south of Manila. Kristina Cassion, 28, and Franklin Caliguid, 26, editor in chief and news editor of the Caraga Newswatch, respectively, were arrested by the local police while... Esperat case to re-open tomorrow After a delay of five months, the trial on the murder of crusading journalist Marlene Esperat is set to officially restart tomorrow, 15 February 2006 after being transferred to a local court in Cebu City (620 kilometers south of Manila), the country’s second largest city outside of Manila. Judge... The 2006 SEAPA Journalism Fellowship The 2006 SEAPA Journalism FellowshipReligion in Southeast AsiaMay 1 – June 10, 2006 The Southeast Asian Press Alliance is inviting journalists from Southeast Asia to send applications for the 2006 SEAPA Journalism Fellowship Programme on the theme‘Religion in Southeast Asia’. The Fellowship will allow for limited travel to a... Pakistan: Entries Invited for Fourth Annual Gender in Journalism Awards 2006 Entries are invited for the fourth annual ‘Gender in Journalism’ Awards 2006. The two awards, which are for print journalists, have been instituted by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) with the support of The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Islamabad. Articles published in Pakistani publications between... Pagadian spokesman-broadcaster slain Rolando Canete, a radio block timer who also worked as a spokesman to a local politician, was gunned down by unidentified motorcycle-riding men last 20 January in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. Local police said the victim died on the spot from three gunshot wounds, after the assailants drew... Esperat case transferred to Cebu The Supreme Court approved the transfer of the trial of crusading journalist Marlene Esperat slay case to Cebu City last month. Acting upon the request of the Esperat family and the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists, Inc. (FFFJ), the High Court granted the petition to move the trial from... Exciting changes in JVO awards This year, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is introducing an innovation in the selection process for the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ). Reports produced by the daily newspapers will be judged separately from those produced by non-daily publications or media organizations. Thus,... « Previous1…3233343536Next »
