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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

Why I Left Puerto Princesa

By Yasmin Arquiza In 1989, my bureau chief at the Associated Press sent me to Puerto Princesa to write environmental feature stories. My journey began with a trek to... Read more

Manila-based photojournalist slain

MANILA (CMFR) – A Metro Manila-based photojournalist was slain on 31 July in Malabon City, just north of Manila. Based on police reports, Prudencio “Dick” Melendres, a photojournalist working... Read more

PNP claims it “solved” Vigos’ murder

Local police declared recently that they have “solved” the recent killing of two part-time Kidapawan City-based journalists with the filing of a criminal complaint before the city prosecutor’s office... Read more

Police nabs three suspects in Pace slay

In just two days after the incident, police apprehended three suspects in the 18 July killing of broadcaster Armando Pace in Digos, Davao del Sur, around 680 kilometers south... Read more

Manila photojournalist slain

MANILA (CMFR) – A Metro Manila-based photojournalist was slain this morning, 31 July in Malabon City, just north of Manila. Based on initial police reports, Dick Melendrez, a photojournalist... Read more

Radio commentator slain in Davao del Sur

A hard-hitting broadcaster was gunned down by unidentified men past 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (18 July, Manila time) in Digos City, Davao del Sur, around 680 kilometers south of Manila.... Read more

COMMENTARY – Journalist Killings: A Policy of Indifference

Bangkok — A day after Fernando Batul, a radio broadcaster in Palawan, was shot to death by gunmen, Justice Secretary Raul Gon-zalez announced that that the government would allow... 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