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Manila photojournalist slain

MANILA (CMFR) – A Metro Manila-based photojournalist was slain this morning, 31 July in Malabon City, just north of Manila. Based on initial police reports, Dick Melendrez, a photojournalist... Read more

Insurance execs sue Journal Group for US$19.3M libel

Two executives of an insurance company recently filed a Php1-billion (US$19.3-million) libel case against officials and editors of the Journal Group of Publications/Philippine Journalists, Inc. (PJI) for allegedly publishing... Read more

Hagedorn files libel raps vs. two tabloids

A local mayor recently filed libel complaints against two editors, a columnist, and the circulation managers of two tabloids. Puerto Princesa City mayor Edward Hagedorn alleged that the tabloids... Read more

Ousted president to file libel vs. Standard Today, two others

Embattled former President Joseph Estrada is set to file a Php30-million (US$580,000) libel suit against a Manila-based national daily and two others for accusing him of involvement in a... Read more

Radio commentator slain in Davao del Sur

A hard-hitting broadcaster was gunned down by unidentified men past 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (18 July, Manila time) in Digos City, Davao del Sur, around 680 kilometers south of Manila.... Read more

Radio station burned down

CMFR/Philippines – A community radio station was burned down by unidentified men before dawn Sunday (02 July) in Baggao town of Cagayan province, more than 320 kilometers north of... Read more

Cebu photojourn’s killer gets death

A Cebu judge ordered the death penalty for the convicted killer of Allan Dizon, a photojournalist who worked for The Freeman and Banat News last 19 January. Cebu City... Read more

Cebu journalist slay suspect identified

Local police recently claimed they have traced the mastermind behind the killing of journalist George Benaojan in Talisay City, Cebu, 600 kilometers south of Manila. In a statement released... Read more

Two journalists shot down

In just a span of 60 hours, two journalists were gunned down in separate incidents in southern Luzon over the weekend. Robert Ramos, tabloid reporter, and Ricardo Uy, a... Read more

Cebu journalists face libel suit

Five Cebu-based journalists are facing libel charges for publishing stories implicating a municipal mayor as the mastermind of the P94-million bank robbery in Bogo, northern part of Cebu. Sun.Star... Read more