CMFR Philippines Alerts Archives | Page 35 of 46

International journalists’ mission tells Arroyo: Stopping killing of journalists could be your legacy

MANILA, Philippines–A multinational Southeast Asian journalists’ mission has called on the Arroyo government to intensify efforts to prosecute the killers of journalists and to arrest the suspected masterminds in... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Appellate court denies presidential spouse’s bid to stop class suit

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Court of Appeals (CA) in Manila denied for “lack of merit” the motion for reconsideration presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo had filed to stop the... Read more

Mayor denies threatening reporter-columnist

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A tabloid reporter-columnist said the mayor of Lumban town, Laguna province, threatened him last 22 February 2009. Laguna is about 104 kms. southeast of Manila. The mayor... Read more

No suspects in Misamis Occidental broadcaster’s killing

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has no suspects in the killing of a broadcaster in Oroquieta City last 23 February 2009. Oroquieta City is the capital of... Read more

TV reporter receives death threat

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – An unidentified man on a motorcycle threatened to kill a television reporter last 10 February 2009 in Roxas City, Capiz. Capiz is a province approximately 411 kms... Read more