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Photojournalist held by military

After mistaking him for a rebel, a photojournalist working for a national daily was held by local police and military last 4 October in Tarlac City, around 130 kilometers... Read more

Phil Star correspondent receives threat

Three allegedly drug-crazed men hurled stones and tried to barge into the houseof a provincial journalist working for a national daily, just past midnightlast 11 August in Butuan City,... Read more

Newsbreak editor gets death threat

It would seen that threats against journalists and freedom of expression are no longer confined to the provinces but has made its way to the capital. It is indeed... Read more

Radio station ordered closed for maligning local official

A mayor in a southern Philippine city ordered the closure of a local radio station, which had been criticizing him on-air. Mayor Jose Galario Jr. of Valencia City, Bukidnon,... Read more

Local journalist harassed, threatened after exposing governor’s anomalies

A correspondent based in Batangas, south of Manila, has been living in danger for more than three weeks now after her articles exposing corruption in the province angered Governor... Read more

Local editor jailed for contempt

An editor of a local paper in Naga City, southeast of Manila, was sent to prison for indirect contempt last July 20. Jose Perez, editor-in-chief of the weekly Bicol... Read more

Whitewashing the Esperat case

Is the Department of Justice (DOJ) aiding and abetting the guilty? The DOJ endorsed the dismissal of the case against the suspected masterminds in the 24 March 2005 slay... Read more