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Bacolod journalist harassed

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – In another likely incident of intimidation and harassment, a Bacolod-based journalist covering the spate of killings in Negros Oriental province was tailed by a still unidentified person... Read more

Radio Broadcaster Shot Dead in North Cotabato

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A news anchor and former station manager of dxKE 97.5 Brigada News FM was shot dead in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato 10 July 2019. Kidapawan is 1583... Read more

Freelance Media Account Executive Gunned Down

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A freelance media account executive was fatally shot by still unidentified assailants on 06 June 2019 in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Adam Moraleta, a 56-year-old resident of... Read more

Mistaken Identity? Police Release Columnist 9 Hours After Arrest

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a columnist and development worker in Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on 9 June 2019. The police later released the journalist... Read more

Radio Station Shut Down in Roxas City

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio station in Roxas City was closed by the city government on 3 June 2019 due to its alleged failure to submit operations requirements. Roxas City... Read more

Radio Blocktimer Killed in Butuan City

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio blocktimer was killed in Butuan City on 20 April 2019. Butuan City is 799 kilometers south of Manila. “Blocktiming” is a Philippine practice in which... Read more

Rappler CEO Arrested on Anti-Dummy Law Charge

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested early morning today, 29 March 2019, on charges of violating the Philippine Anti-Dummy Law. She posted bail... Read more

Rappler Correspondent Barred from PDP-Laban Rally

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A correspondent of online news site Rappler was made to leave the premises of a university in Cagayan de Oro where President Rodrigo Duterte led a campaign... Read more

Cagayan de Oro Journalist “Red” tagged

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A Mindanao-based journalist was accused of being a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on 22 February 2019. Although the CPP is not illegal, mere... Read more

After Alternative News Sites, NUJP Website Also Attacked

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) website has been subjected to distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) since 8 February 2019. The attack made... Read more