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Supreme Court allows live coverage of Ampatuan massacre trial

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Supreme Court has partially granted the request of media and private complainants to allow live coverage of the trial of 196 persons including members of... Read more

Radio commentator killed in Camarines Sur

CMFR/PHILIPPINES - A radio commentator was shot dead Monday, 13 June 2011, in Iriga City, Camarines Sur province. Iriga City is approximately 294 kilometers from Manila. Romeo Olea, 49,... Read more

Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Trial Update: Court grants medical consultation for Andal Sr.

THE QUEZON CITY Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 221 granted last 2 May 2011 the request of one of the principal accused in the 23 November 2009 Ampatuan Multiple... Read more

Slain journalist’s widow faces contempt charges

A widow of an Ampatuan (Maguindanao) massacre victim and a director of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) are facing possible contempt charges for publicly criticizing... Read more

Ampatuan Massacre Trial Update: DOJ revamps its prosecution panel

NEW government prosecutors have been assigned to continue the prosecution of the multiple murder case against Unsay Ampatuan and 194 others for the killing of 57 persons in Ampatuan... Read more

Ampatuan Trial update: ‘UNSAY’ TRIAL ON MERITS RESUMES

THE PROSECUTION concluded its presentation of evidence in the bail proceedings for the primary accused in the Ampatuan Massacre last Jan. 26. Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes of Branch 221... Read more

Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom

IN THE hope that a collective response will rise from the public’s understanding of impunity and its impact on press freedom and democracy, CMFR organized the “Journalism Asia Forum... Read more

THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE: Mourning, Disappointment and Hope

A YEAR has passed since the mass murder of 52 men and women including 32 journalists and media workers, but the trial of those accused of the foul deed... Read more

CPJ’s “In Pursuit of Justice”

Below is a video on the developments in the Ampatuan Massacre case released by the New York-based press freedom group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Video Report: Impunity on... Read more

October 20, 2010 Ampatuan trial

A FARMER from Sitio Masalay, Ampatuan town in Maguindanao testified October 20 how Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr. and his men allegedly killed 58 persons including 32 journalists last November... Read more