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Police tries to arrest reporter

AN ARREST warrant for a business reporter, one of the 43 journalists sued by the husband of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jose Miguel Arroyo, was served by at least... Read more

Newspaper columnist receives death threat

A newspaper columnist who has been charged with libel by the husband of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo received a death threat through the e-mail on 12 November. Ellen Tordesillas,... Read more

A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom

A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom (The following statement was drafted by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in response to the libel cases filed by First... Read more

A Slew of Libel Suits

First Gentleman Mike Arroyo takes 43 journalists to court A Slew of Libel Suits By Nathan Lee and Jose Bimbo F. Santos FIRST GENTLEMAN Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo is... Read more

When a source denies your story

By Fe Zamora A LIBEL case is best left to a lawyer to deal with. A denial from a contending party, like Malacañang or an Armed Forces of the... Read more

Arrest warrant out for newspaper publisher, staff

Acting on libel suits filed by Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a local court issued warrants of arrest against a publisher and several of the newspaper’s... Read more

CMFR Philippines Libel Update: Presidential spouse files libel vs. columnist

A well-known hard-hitting columnist and broadcaster was sued for libel by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s husband for the former’s alleged defamatory articles linking the first gentleman to smuggling activities. In... Read more

CMFR Philippines Libel Alerts Capsule: RECENT LIBEL CASES HOUND PHILIPPINE MEDIA; BILL APPROVED TO STOP USE OF LIBEL AS HARASSMENT

Solon files libel vs. local journalist A local journalist was recently slapped with libel by a congressman in Pampanga, 80 kilometers north of Manila. Dante Fabian, a Sun.Star Pampanga... Read more

Hagedorn files libel raps vs. two tabloids

A local mayor recently filed libel complaints against two editors, a columnist, and the circulation managers of two tabloids. Puerto Princesa City mayor Edward Hagedorn alleged that the tabloids... Read more

Ousted president to file libel vs. Standard Today, two others

Embattled former President Joseph Estrada is set to file a Php30-million (US$580,000) libel suit against a Manila-based national daily and two others for accusing him of involvement in a... Read more