CMFR Philippines Alerts Archives | Page 39 of 46 | CMFR
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Case against Esperat masterminds stalled as court grants injunction
CMFR/Philippines–The Cebu Court of Appeals issued on 14 May 2008 a writ of preliminary injunction prohibiting the Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) from proceeding with the case against... Read more
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Correspondents threatened by local government official
CMFR/Philippines—Two provincial correspondents of a national broadsheet said they were indirectly threatened with harm by a local government official in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao on 10 May 2008. Ifugao is... Read more
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Hearing on murder of journalist seven years ago begins
CMFR/Philippines—The trial of the suspect in the killing of a radio journalist in 2001 began 9 May 2008 in Cebu City, Cebu with the journalist’s widow stating under direct... Read more
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Provincial publisher killed
CMFR/Philippines—An individual onboard a motorcycle gunned down a newspaper publisher at around 10:15 pm (local time) on 7 April 2008 night in Pasig City in the Philippines. Pasig is... Read more
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Journalist gets death threat over mining story
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Palawan-based journalist was threatened with death on 3 April 2008 after he wrote that a mining company was blocking plans to declare a forest in Brooke’s... Read more
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Judge grants 60-day temporary restraining order for trial of “masterminds” in journalist’s killing
CMFR/Philippines—The Cebu City Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on 25 March 2008 in the trial of the suspected masterminds in the killing of a... Read more
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High Court grants petition for transfer of venue of the trials of suspects in the killing of two journalists
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Supreme Court granted on 18 March 2008 a petition by the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of the... Read more
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Supreme Court issues first writ of amparo for journalist
The Supreme Court granted the first writ of amparo for a journalist on 11 March 2008. Read more
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Suspect in 2004 killing of journalist surrenders as witness retracts
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The suspect in the 2004 killing of radio broadcaster Herson Hinolan surrendered on 5 March 2008 to the Kalibo Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 in Aklan,... Read more
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Suspects behind killing of journalist elude arrest
CMFR/Philippines—Two government officials suspected to be the brains behind the killing of a journalist in 2004 have eluded arrest despite three week-old warrants for their arrest. Cebu City Regional... Read more