March 2008 alerts Archives | CMFR

• Judge grants 60-day temporary restraining order for trial of “masterminds” in journalist’s killing

  CMFR/Philippines—The Cebu City Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on 25 March 2008 in the trial of the suspected masterminds in the killing of a... Read more

• High Court grants petition for transfer of venue of the trials of suspects in the killing of two journalists

  CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Supreme Court granted on 18 March 2008 a petition by the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of the... Read more

• Supreme Court issues first writ of amparo for journalist

  The Supreme Court granted the first writ of amparo for a journalist on 11 March 2008. Read more

• Suspect in 2004 killing of journalist surrenders as witness retracts

  CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The suspect in the 2004 killing of radio broadcaster Herson Hinolan surrendered on 5 March 2008 to the Kalibo Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 in Aklan,... Read more

• Suspects behind killing of journalist elude arrest

  CMFR/Philippines—Two government officials suspected to be the brains behind the killing of a journalist in 2004 have eluded arrest despite three week-old warrants for their arrest. Cebu City Regional... Read more

• News network prevented from aerial coverage of anti-Arroyo rally

  CMFR/Philippines – The governmental Air Transport Office (ATO) prevented aerial news coverage by a local TV news network of one of the largest protest rallies against President Gloria Macapagal... Read more

• Insurance execs sue Journal Group for US$19.3M libel

  Two executives of an insurance company recently filed a Php1-billion (US$19.3-million) libel case against officials and editors of the Journal Group of Publications/Philippine Journalists, Inc. (PJI) for allegedly publishing... Read more