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Court orders arrest of gunmen in journalist’s slay

CMFR/PHILIPPINES–A General Santos City court ordered the arrest of a former police inspector and several others for the August 2008 killing of a radio broadcaster last 3 February 2009.... Read more

Court convicts three men over journalist’s murder

It was a welcome victory for Philippine press freedom today (6 October), when a Cebu City court convicted three men for the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat after a... Read more

Arrest warrant out for journalist’s slay

AN ARREST warrant was issued by a local judge last 17 October against three suspects in the 28 February 2005 murder of columnist Arnulfo Villanueva in Cavite, about 30... Read more

Suspects in 2 journalists’ slay fall

The police recently presented one of two primary suspects in the 16 May killing of tabloid reporter Albert Orsolino. Ramon Rivera, a Navotas jailguard on absence without official leave,... Read more

Two journalists shot down

In just a span of 60 hours, two journalists were gunned down in separate incidents in southern Luzon over the weekend. Robert Ramos, tabloid reporter, and Ricardo Uy, a... Read more

CMFR press conference on media killings

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility will be holding a press conference on its analytical study of the media killings on Monday, 05 September, 11 am at the... Read more

CPJ story on the journalist killing in RP

An issue that is drawing global media attention to the Philippines is the high death toll of journalists in the country. In the past few months, we, at the... Read more

Whitewashing the Esperat case

Is the Department of Justice (DOJ) aiding and abetting the guilty? The DOJ endorsed the dismissal of the case against the suspected masterminds in the 24 March 2005 slay... Read more