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Muntinlupa Mayor’s supporters block journalists

SUPPORTERS OF the incumbent Mayor of Muntinlupa prevented members of the media from looking for vote-buying stories on 7 May 2016. According to the National Union of Journalists... Read more

Blocktimer Car Riddled with Bullets in Zamboanga del Norte

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A day before World Press Freedom Day, celebrated yearly on May 3, two motorcycle-riding men fired at the car of a local radio blocktimer in Sindangan... Read more

Journalist Accused of Libel Held in Court in Masbate; Cebu Journalists Face Libel Raps

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Masbate Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge held in court a journalist who came late for a court hearing on 28 April 2016. Masbate is 576... Read more

Journalists Harassed in Kidapawan City

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Several journalists reported being harassed while covering the dispersal of the picket of farmers in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on 1 April 2016. The farmers were... Read more

Former Gov’s Aide Convicted in Ortega Case

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Puerto Princesa City court convicted of murder last 7 March 2016 one of the suspects in the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega... Read more

Radio Reporter Shot Dead in Zamboanga del Sur; First Journalist Killed in 2016

CMFR/Philippines – An unidentified assailant shot dead a radio broadcaster inside his house in Purok Bagong Silang, Poblacion, Zamboanga del Sur on February 16. Zamboanga del Sur is 1156... Read more

Government TV Reporter Harassed in NAPC Event

CMFR/Philippines – A reporter for a state-owned television network complained that he was prevented from reentering the venue of an event organized by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) last... Read more

Criminal Libel Suits Against Journalists

A journalist was convicted of libel and another arrested in the Philippines on the same charge in less than two months. But two other libel cases against media workers... Read more

TV News Team Ambushed in Marawi City

CMFR/ Philippines – Four unidentified men on two motorcycles ambushed a television news team in Marawi City on December 26. Marawi City is 1497 kilometers south of Manila. No... Read more

Militia Leader Threatens to Ambush Journalists in Mindanao

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – A leader of an anti-communist militia group implicated in the killing of several members of an indigenous people's community in Mindanao allegedly threatened to ambush Mindanao-based... Read more