august 2014 alerts Archives | CMFR

• Suspect in shooting of radio commentator arrested

  CMFR/Philippines – The police arrested on 27 August 2014 the alleged shooter of a radio commentator who had been shot and wounded a day earlier in Dagupan City. The... Read more

• City official sues newspaper for libel over mining story

  CMFR/Philippines – The entire editorial staff and a correspondent of a newspaper in Cagayan de Oro City are facing a libel complaint over a 29 July 2014 report on... Read more

• Radio commentator shot and wounded

  CMFR/Philippines – An unidentified gunman shot and wounded a radio commentator in Dagupan City on 26 August 2014. The police said they have yet to determine the motive behind... Read more

• Radio anchor sues newspaper for libel

  CMFR/Philippines – A radio broadcaster filed a libel complaint against a national daily newspaper and two former government officials on 26 August 2014. The complaint stemmed from a March... Read more

• Updated: Journalist gets death threat over Ampatuan Massacre report

  CMFR/Philippines – A journalist received threatening text messages on 12 August 2014 after reporting that some state and private prosecutors may have been bribed to fix the Ampatuan (Maguindanao)... Read more

• Witness in killing of journalist shot dead; journalists mauled, threatened at gun point

  CMFR/Philippines – Unidentified men shot dead an eye witness in the killing of a journalist in Digos City in 2010 on 31 July 2014 in Davao City. Meanwhile, a... Read more

• Councilor includes journalists in libel complaint against fellow politician

  CMFR/Philippines – A councilor in Cagayan de Oro City filed a libel complaint on 2 July 2014 against a fellow city councilor, but included the editor-in-chief and the reporters... Read more