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Appeals Court reverses decision on a libel case

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Saying it would have “a devastating and catastrophic effect on the freedom of speech and of the press,” the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed on 28 August... Read more

Jail official refuses to release broadcaster despite court order

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A jail official refused on 26 May 2008 to release a radio commentator jailed for libel since last year despite a court order. The warden of the... Read more

Broadcaster jailed for libel

CMFR/Philippines—A provincial radio commentator has now spent over a week in jail after being arrested on 22 January 2008 for failing to attend his libel case hearings. No bail... Read more

Broadcaster jailed for libel

CMFR/Philippines—A provincial radio commentator has been over a week in jail after being arrested on 22 January 2008 for failing to attend court hearings. No bail was recommended for... Read more

Class suit against Arroyo husband to continue

CMFR/Philippines—A motion, the second filed by Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, husband of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to dismiss the class action suit filed against him by 40 journalists and... Read more

A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo

A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo: IN VIEW of Jose Miguel Arroyo’s announcement that he intends to withdraw... Read more

Journalists to Mike Arroyo: No, thank you

Journalists to Mike Arroyo: No, thank you The fight continues By Jose Bimbo F. Santos TIRED. PALLID. Worn out. The Jose Miguel Arroyo that emerged from St. Luke’s Medical... Read more

The Chinese-language press: Marching to the beat of history

The Chinese-language press Marching to the beat of history By Yvonne T. Chua THE CHINESE Commercial News (CCN ) is one of four Chinese-language newspapers in the country today.... Read more

The Father and Sons Yuyitung

The Father and Sons Yuyitung By Yvonne T. Chua IN THE summer of 1942, Yu Yi Tung paid the ultimate price for press freedom. Yu Yi Tung had closed... Read more

Commentary: Gestures

Commentary: Gestures By Luis V. Teodoro ON MAY 3, World Press Freedom Day, two days after his release from the hospital, Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo announced that he was... Read more