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After seven years in jail, Myles Albasin and five others acquitted

CMFR/PHILIPPINES— The Regional Trial Court Branch 42 in Dumaguete City has acquitted community journalist Myles Albasin and five others, known as the Mabinay 6, after more than seven years... Read more

Suspect in 2019 killing of Ed Dizon arrested

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) gave an update on the 2019 killing of broadcaster Eduardo “Ed” Dizon on May 3, World Press Freedom Day... Read more

FMFA statement calling for urgent attention to Percy Lapid’s murder case

AS WE mark the first year of his murder, the Freedom for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition calls for swift justice for radio broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa. Read more

Rappler, Ressa acquitted of 5th tax evasion case

ON SEPTEMBER 12, Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 157 acquitted Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) and its president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the fifth tax... Read more

SEC affirms decision to revoke Rappler’s corporate registration

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirmed its 2018 decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of the social news site Rappler and Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC)... Read more

DICT unit confirms AFP link to cyberattacks against alternative media

CMFR/PHILIPPINES -- On September 23, 2021, AlterMidya and Bulatlat, two media sites that were under cyber attack, published the contents of a report from the Computer Emergency Response Team... Read more

Citing violation of due process, Pasig court remands Rappler securities case to prosecutor

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Citing violation of the right of the accused to due process, a Pasig court has ordered the reinvestigation of a criminal case against executives of online news... Read more

Court Resets Arraignment of Rappler CEO, Former Researcher

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The arraignment of online news site Rappler CEO and editor Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos has been reset to 12 April 2019 to give Manila... Read more

Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Journalists’ Civil Suit Against Government Officials

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Supreme Court of the Philippines affirmed the dismissal of a civil suit filed by journalists and media groups against government officials for press freedom violations during... Read more

Army Corporal Convicted of Frustrated Homicide of Blocktimer; Another Accused Acquitted

CMFR/Philippines – A court in Kabacan, North Cotabato found guilty an army corporal for the frustrated homicide of blocktime broadcaster Alberto Martinez in April 2005. However it acquitted the... Read more