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Vice Mayor of Surigao del Norte Town Assaults Newspaper Editor

THE VICE mayor of Dapa in Surigao del Norte physically attacked a community newspaper editor in the town of Pilar on September 23. Surigao del Norte is 1,155... Read more

Online Threats against Journalists Continue: TV Reporter Receives Hateful Threat

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A GMA News reporter received a malicious threat online on September 19 after covering Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s trip to Singapore in an effort to counter... Read more

Radio Broadcaster Survives Shooting Attack in Legazpi City

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A local radio broadcaster survived attack on Thursday, 24 August 2017 in Legazpi City, Albay. Legazpi City is 339 kilometers south of Manila. Carlos Sasis, a... Read more

Volunteer Broadcaster Shot Dead in Zamboanga del Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Unidentified men on a motorcycle gunned down a volunteer radio broadcaster in the town of Molave in Zamboanga del Sur province on 6 August 2017. Zamboanga... Read more

Radio Commentator Survives Slay Attempt

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Unidentified assailants shot and wounded a radio commentator in Marihatag town, Surigao del Sur on 26 July 2017. Surigao del Sur is 1,296 kilometers south of... Read more

News Photographer Threatened by City Councilor

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A news photographer was allegedly threatened by a city councilor on 22 April 2017. In a report by The Manila Times, Jayson Drew, photographer for tabloid Pilipino... Read more

Reporters Harassed by Presidential Security Detail

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- Three radio reporters were allegedly harassed by members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) at the Malacanang Palace last February 7. The PSG denied such incident. Aya... Read more

Cotabato Radio Blocktimer Shot Dead

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio blocktimer, who was also a close-in aide of Mayor Russel Abonado of M’lang, Cotabato, was fatally shot in this town by unidentified suspects on... Read more

Radio Reporter Receives Death Threats

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio reporter said he received death threats via mobile phone 7 September 2016 about a week after reporting being threatened by tourist policeman in Lapu-Lapu... Read more

Inquirer Ordered to Pay for Enrile Libel

CMFR/PHILIPPINES—An August 22 decision by the Court of Appeals (CA) ordered the Philippine Daily Inquirer to pay former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile P1.3 million in damages for a... Read more